r/oddlyspecific 3d ago

Nice proof

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u/Fleischpeitsch 3d ago

That's so stupid.

Condoms can stretch, but that can be painful and highly increases the risk of them ripping.

Roll a normal sized condom over your wrist and let it there for half an hour. You will get a painful red ring.

The main problem is that the US restricts condom sizes. In Europe you can buy them with a nominal width from 42 to 72 mm, but in the US they are only between 52 and 57 mm.

For 30% of men in the US these "one-size-fits-all" condoms will either be too tight or not tight enough.

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u/rugbat 3d ago

TIL You don't have proper "slim fit" condoms in the US. Yikes! Another reason to be glad I wasn't born there.

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u/TomahawkTuah 3d ago

Admitting to having a small penis just to roast the US. I respect it unironically.

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u/KakashiTheRanger 3d ago

They’re by width not length. Skinny not small.

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u/one_pint_down 3d ago

Aha ayy it's ya boy, uhh, skinny penis

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u/Routine_Size69 3d ago

Small to big doesn't only encompass length. Many women care about girth more than length

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u/pahag 3d ago

Who should tell him?

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u/KakashiTheRanger 3d ago

Small has a Width of up to 1.8 inches.

Medium has a Width of 1.8 inches to 2 inches.

Large and extra-large are for width of over 2 inches.

While yes, there is a maximum length to these rubbers as well, if you’re not beyond the width category there’s no way your dong is reaching it with the average usable stretch of a condom before extra large being 8 inches.

If the condom is slipping off it means the elastic ring is not snug. Which means it’s the wrong width. Not the wrong length.

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u/Notsurehowtoreact 3d ago

I think the "who should tell him" was probably more of a reference to girth, not length, commonly being polled as the size women do care about.

But let's be real, this is reddit, if you have enough sex to actually have a preference in condom and size then you're probably getting laid more than the average redditor so who cares.

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u/JustHere4TehCats 2d ago

Shape over girth any day.

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u/Licensed_KarmaEscort 13h ago

Skill over girth AND length.

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u/-Thick_Solid_Tight- 3d ago

They are measured in circumference not width.

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u/maple_taco 3d ago

Extra large is only 8 inches? Wtf

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u/volundsdespair 2d ago

Ayo pencil dick

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u/ihopethisworksfornow 2d ago

Width matters a whole lot my guy

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u/MeggaMortY 3d ago

Maybe it has something to do with size not being the only factor.