hey, im 15 and am wondering why... my penis is like 1" flaccid, but then when i get an erection is grows to about 6.1" how the fuck does this happen? im actually really curious how it can get to 6" from 1
It is much more common for a small flaccid penis to become a large erect penis than it is for one that is already large in its flaccid state to become much larger when it is erect. My penis is 12" flaccid, but 15" erect.
it happens, im like 4 or 5" when im hard but when im soft, im like, not even 1" at all. its kinda totally embarassing, like that episode of seinfeld. except its not really a matter of shrinkage from swimming, its just like, my penis. oh well.
The penis is like 3 long balloons fastened together. If you just hold those balloons empty they remain limp & small, but if you pump water into them (or, in the case of the penis, blood), then they stretch to accommodate the additional mass. The arterial system of penis has a system of valves that allow blood to enter, like the balloon example, when aroused to achieve an erection, and inhibits the blood from escaping, keeping the blood under pressure until the erection is lost, at which point the blood returns to its normal flow & the size returns to its normal flaccid state.
