Health·Posted on Mar 3, 201516 Hard Facts About Penis SizeScientists are hard at work measuring boners in the lab, so we might as well take a peek at the research.by Casey GuerenBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail Scientists just released a HUGE review all about penis measurements, because they knew you were curious. 1. A LOT of penis-size studies exist! But not all made the cut. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Here's what the researchers found out about penis LENGTH: 2. The average erect penis is 5.17 inches long. 3. The average flaccid penis is 3.61 inches long. 4. The average stretched, flaccid penis is 5.21 inches long. And here's what they learned about penis GIRTH: 5. The average girth of an erect penis is 4.59 inches. 6. The average girth of a flaccid penis is 3.67 inches. And here are some other boner-study-related things you might find interesting: 7. A person's height ~might~ be related to their penis size. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 8. Big feet did NOT equal big dong. And neither did anything else, really. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 9. There’s a scientific way to measure boners in a lab. 10. Measuring a stretched, flaccid penis is also a thing that scientists do. 11. And stretched, flaccid penises are about the same size as erect penises. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 12. According to this data, a micropenis is one that is smaller than 2.05 inches flaccid and 3.35 inches stretched. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 13. Race is probably not a factor when it comes to the size of your penis. View this photo on Instagram 14. Lots of things can affect penis length, which makes studying this way harder than it should be. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 15. Unfortunately, this still isn’t the be-all and end-all of penis length studies. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 16. And if you’re unhappy with your size, there may be ways to make it bigger — without going under the knife. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF