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  • Fondots@lemmy.world
    40·
    2 years ago

    I’m reminded of a joke I heard a long time ago (copy/pasted from elsewhere online)

    The American Government funded a study to see why the head of a man’s Penis was larger than the shaft. After 1 year, and $180,000, they concluded that the reason that the head was larger than the shaft was to give the man more pleasure during sex.

    After the US published the study, the French decided to do their own study. After $250,000 and 3 years of research, they concluded that the reason the head was larger than the shaft was to give the woman more pleasure during sex.

    The Irish, unsatisfied with those findings, conducted their own study. After 2 weeks, a cost of around $75.34, and many pints of beer, they concluded that it was to keep a man’s hand from flying off and hitting himself in the face.

  • jeffw@lemmy.world
    358·
    2 years ago

    It makes me feel uncomfortable that someone would actually believe something so fuckin stupid

      • adroit balloon@lemmy.mlBanned
        1614·
        2 years ago

        so you just found some crazy study online by some academic kooks and, rather than apply an ounce of critical thought, you just believed it.

        smh

        • jeffw@lemmy.world
          159·
          2 years ago

          Interestingly, the main author is respected

          https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_G._Gallup

          Edit: not saying I buy the premise of the article though

          Edit 2: every reply from the above commenter gets 5 upvotes in 2 minutes, while all my comments get 5 downvotes in 2 minutes… nice job being subtle lol

            • Mothra@mander.xyz
              61·
              2 years ago

              I can’t open the link, it’s not loading for me for reasons unknown. So I’ll take the title at face value, and say that as a theory or hypothesis it sounds plausible. Penile adaptations to outcompete other males isn’t unheard of, the most well known example is canine knots.

            • jeffw@lemmy.world
              108·
              2 years ago

              Again, that’s not what my point is. I’m just disputing the characterization you made

              Edit: every reply from the above commenter gets 5 upvotes in 2 minutes, while all my comments get 5 downvotes in 2 minutes… nice job being subtle

                • jeffw@lemmy.world
                  109·
                  2 years ago

                  The comment called the authors “kooks.” I am disputing that characterization. As you say, this has nothing to do with the study.

                  Edit: 5 downvotes in 2 minutes… wow, is this breaking any rules that the person has so many accounts and manipulates votes?

  • APassenger@lemmy.one
    71·
    2 years ago

    ITT: a lot of “either/or”

    I’m not sure that evolution cares one wit about any of our theories. If it means I’m the dad and I’m the dad more often… then it will be favored.

    If I enjoy it more, she enjoys it more or it means that my sperm have increased likelihood of winning… that’s all that matters.

    And when I say “or” above, it can include any of those things. It need not be exclusive.