We've often heard the myth that men with big feet have bigger penises. But what if, in reality, it wasn't the feet that were indicative of a slightly larger-than-average organ, but the nose?
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Long nose = long penis?
Researchers at Kyoto University in Japan studied the penises of 126 male cadavers aged between 30 and 50. They discovered that, when they stretched the reproductive organ to reproduce the male erection, there was indeed a link with the size of these deceased men's noses.
According to their findings, published in the journal Basic and Clinical Andrology, men with large noses had penises 29% longer than those with significantly smaller noses. For men with large noses, the average penis length was 13.42 cm, compared with 10.37 cm for those with smaller noses.
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Size determined by genetics
The researchers explain in the study that, contrary to what might have been thought, sex size would be determined well before birth:
The fact that nose size is related to stretched penis length indicates that penis length may not be determined by age, height or body weight, but has already been determined before birth.
The scientists pointed out that they had been unable to find any correlation between the size of the nose and that of the penis when at rest. Also, they state in their report that they have yet to understand the link between the genital organ and Cyrano De Bergerac's favorite organ. But one thing's for sure: it's not size that counts! Further research is needed to confirm or refute these results.
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This article has been translated from Gentside FR.
