# How flexible is the penis? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 12, 2007, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-flexible-is-the-penis/391863 "2007-02-12T16:46:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mouse\_Maven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@Mouse\_Maven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mouse_Maven)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-flexible-is-the-penis/391863/1 "2007-02-12T16:46:06Z")
Last night, some friends and I watched _The Puppetry of the Penis_. Once we got used to the show’s main stars – two hairy cocks – we started to debate whether these guys were hurting themselves. How much manipulation could break penis and testis? ::blushing:: Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-flexible-is-the-penis/391863/2 "2007-02-12T16:50:17Z")
I saw that, I’m guessing the spent some time streching to get it to to that. I take it you haven’t seen Jackass #2. ---
**Author:** ![David\_Simmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@David\_Simmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_Simmons)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-flexible-is-the-penis/391863/3 "2007-02-12T16:50:27Z")
How flexible is the penis? Well, **mouse maven** a lot depends upon how old you are. ---
**Author:** ![Quercus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/7ab992/32.png) [@Quercus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-flexible-is-the-penis/391863/4 "2007-02-12T16:56:13Z")
[QUOTE=David Simmons] How flexible is the penis? Well, **mouse maven** a lot depends upon how old you are. [/QUOTE] And even more upon what you’re thinking about. ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-flexible-is-the-penis/391863/5 "2007-02-12T16:59:21Z")
A penis can [fracture](http://mayoclinic.com/health/penis-fracture/AN01217) but only if it’s erect. Flaccid penises are pretty flexible. I have no idea what is done in this show. Sounds like they took an idea that was a two-minute scene in the Groove Tube and made a whole show out of it. (And anyone who uses the phrase “hairy cocks” has no business blushing 😃 ) ---
**Author:** ![Mouse\_Maven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@Mouse\_Maven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mouse_Maven)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-flexible-is-the-penis/391863/6 "2007-02-12T17:07:56Z")
[QUOTE=CookingWithGas] (And anyone who uses the phrase “hairy cocks” has no business blushing 😃 ) [/QUOTE] Saying “hairy cocks” doesn’t make me blush. (Hell, I breed rodent for a living.) Not knowing how resilient slim jim and the twins are makes me blush. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-flexible-is-the-penis/391863/7 "2007-02-12T17:42:19Z")
[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFfhxVmdXZ4) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-flexible-is-the-penis/391863/8 "2007-02-12T18:14:22Z")
Somewhere on the web there is probably the picture that used to be on posters of this aborigine or bushman or jungle dwelling primitive all decked out in warpaint, carrying a spear and maybe a shield with his dick tied in a knot. Untied he’d probably be kicking it as he walked along, so it seemed to be an alternative to a loincloth or some other device. That’s pretty flexible, I present. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-flexible-is-the-penis/391863/9 "2007-02-12T18:29:42Z")
All I can tell you is that, when flaccid, I can bend mine back completely upon itself. That is to say, the minimum inner radius of curvature is zero. I’m not sure in what sense an object could be considered more flexible than that. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-flexible-is-the-penis/391863/10 "2007-02-12T18:50:29Z")
The scrotum is the rub, um so to speak. The penis itself doesn’t really have any flexibility problems while flaccid, nor is there a great deal of pain in its manipulation. However, when you start to apply pressure or rotational manipulation of the sack and testes, then there is pain and discomfort and potential problems of entanglement of the plumbing. But still, the scrotum is as flexible as oh…say, a water ballon in comparison. (Of course a water ballon will rupture with enough pressure, too. Ouch…) ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-flexible-is-the-penis/391863/11 "2007-02-12T18:55:24Z")
_And on Saturdays when I’ve been partying hard And it’s 4 in the morning, and I’m on my fifth tab of E that’s the only time I don’t even care if you are a woman_ So given the right circumstances, a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Mouse\_Maven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@Mouse\_Maven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mouse_Maven)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-flexible-is-the-penis/391863/12 "2007-02-12T18:57:08Z")
[QUOTE=devilsknew] The scrotum is the rub, um so to speak. The penis itself doesn’t really have any flexibility problems while flaccid, nor is there a great deal of pain in its manipulation. However, when you start to apply pressure or rotational manipulation of the sack and testes, then there is pain and discomfort and potential problems of entanglement of the plumbing. But still, the scrotum is as flexible as oh…say, a water ballon in comparison. (Of course a water ballon will rupture with enough pressure, too. Ouch…) [/QUOTE] Any thoughts on how [these guys](http://www.puppetryofthepenis.com/index.html) keep from busting their nuts? ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-flexible-is-the-penis/391863/13 "2007-02-12T19:09:11Z")
[QUOTE=David Simmons] How flexible is the penis? Well, **mouse maven** a lot depends upon how old you are. [/QUOTE] ☹ The older you get, the more flexible it gets. ☹☹☹ ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-flexible-is-the-penis/391863/14 "2007-02-12T19:09:28Z")
I wouldn’t want to try suspending myself from my nipples, nor walking barefoot on broken glass, and yet some people have done this. It’s just a matter of upping the torment by small degrees over time, I guess. Having a callused penis and testicles wouldn’t be my idea of increasing my manliness, but so it goes. I’m not sure what the science is that let’s the body toughen certain sections of flesh to perform stunts like these, but I would have to assume that you could toughen up any section of flesh on your body so long as you’re bored enough. Probably the limits will vary by person and by place, but I can say that at bare minimum, the penis and friends can pull a truck. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-flexible-is-the-penis/391863/15 "2007-02-12T19:27:37Z")
Without having watched any of the linked videos. I can only say, that I once tried to make “the hamburger”- I didn’t have enough meat for the patty and it hurt like hell trying to stretch it. The scrotal squeeze, ball compaction, and quarter twist just about killed me. Never again. ---
**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-flexible-is-the-penis/391863/16 "2007-02-12T20:48:55Z")
Good thing you didn’t try for the “hash browns” or the “scuba mask”, then! ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-flexible-is-the-penis/391863/17 "2007-02-12T22:41:35Z")
Oh quite flexible. Mine has been in all manner of orifices on all manner of individuals, (women, men, transgendered) as well as unspeakable countless other places. It has never complained. ---
**Author:** ![KlondikeGeoff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-flexible-is-the-penis/391863/18 "2007-02-12T23:21:16Z")
Isn’t there a rap star named Flaccid Penis? If not, there should be. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-flexible-is-the-penis/391863/19 "2007-02-13T02:56:39Z")
Ok, so we all know now that a flaccid penis is 100% flexible, but what about an erect one? Mine is pretty stiff. It wont flex at all from the midpoint, but from the base it has a pretty wide range of motion. In any case, the lack of flexibility is not a huge concern 😉 ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-flexible-is-the-penis/391863/20 "2007-02-13T03:06:33Z")
[QUOTE=Autolycus] Ok, so we all know now that a flaccid penis is 100% flexible, but what about an erect one? Mine is pretty stiff. It wont flex at all from the midpoint, but from the base it has a pretty wide range of motion. In any case, the lack of flexibility is not a huge concern 😉 [/QUOTE] Oh sure, yes. The base has a shoe shock. Gyrostable. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-flexible-is-the-penis/391863.md?page=2)