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Originally Posted by remek  Wouldn't this mean the tunica is the limiting factor as well, as it stays the same size when soft and erect? Maybe it's a combination of both. |
remek, you could very well right on this. I struggled with this one and probably wasn't very clear on explaining exactly what I meant. It should read "- Girth is greater when semi-erect than when erect."
I have read many many posts from guys who (including myself) sometimes notice greater girth, at a 80% or 90% erection than when fully erect. I usually measure at least 1/8" thicker when about 90%. I always chalked it up to the tunica getting slimmer when longer effect (there is a name for this phenomenon, but it escapes me) and that could very well be the reason. There seems to be other plausible explanations. It could also be because tunica is less flexible when 100% erect. But, then, why doesn't it expand more lenght wise? One thing it does tell us that the tunica has the potential for greater lateral expansion at less than 100%.
I guess my reasoning is that if a guy has 5.5" girth when fully erect and 5.75" girth when 90% he has the
potential for another 1/4" EG girth in his tunica. Then logically if the tunica can stretch another 1/4" why doesn't it when 100%? Does it loose diameter when longer? Maybe. Balloons do. But, what puzzles me is not everyone experiences this. So if this were the explanation you would think that the effect would apply to everyone? And maybe it does? Maybe not everyone observes or reports it? I guess I just reason that if the tunica has that extra
potential, than maybe it's not the limiter here? Thoughts? Comments?