Secrets of the Phallus: Why Is the Penis Shaped Like That?
I want to share this unusual discussion in Scientific American regarding the shape of the human penis. (For an anatomical road map to the organ with some how-to, check here.) Normally I would ignore this sort of thing as probably pulled out of someone’s rear end, but this is a very credible journal and apparently rigorous work—within the limits of using off-the-shelf sex toys and a recipe for synthetic semen. The article explores how shape affects the function of impregnation, but it makes me ask something very different: are penises pretty?

Priapus, god of thieves, fertility, abundance, & insanely large boners
Lots of people talk ad nauseum about penis length and girth, usually lumping the two together as “size” and then arguing whether size matters. If that’s what you want to read about check out Wikipedia, a urologist’s perspective, a direct study of 300 men (spring break in Cancun!), and advice for anxious teens. Penises in stories (including mine) and depictions in porn movies tend towards the large side, cartoonishly so with Priapus here, the Greek god of, it appears, gargantuan erections. He is always depicted with a dong from Hell that I doubt many of us could or would take very far into their bodies. (Some do like a challenge like this butt plug. If you buy one, well, best wishes.)
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