Actual amount of semen per ejaculation: 1-2 teaspoons Average number of times a man will ejaculate in his lifetime: 7,200 Average # of times he will ejaculate from masturbation: 2,000 Average total amount of lifetime ejaculate: 14 gallons Average amount of water it takes to fill a bathtub: 35 gallons Average speed of ejaculation: 28 miles per hour Average speed of a city bus: 25 miles per hour Average # of calories in a teaspoon of semen: 7 Average # of calories in a can of Dr. Pepper: 150 Average length of penis when not erect: 3.5 inches Average length when erect: 5.1 Smallest natural penis recorded: 5/8 of an inch Largest natural penis recorded: 11 inches Largest penis in the animal kingdom: 11 feet (blue whale) Height from court floor to the rim of a basketball hoop: 10 feet Most arousing time of day/season for a man: early morning/fall Best ways to improve sexual function: quit smoking, start exercising, lose weight. Foods that improve sex life: oysters, lean meat, seafood, whole grains, and wheat germ Percent of men who say they masturbate: 60% Percent of men who say they masturbate at least once a day: 54% Percent of men who say they feel guilty masturbating that often: 41% Amount of time needed for a man to regain erection: from 2 min to 2weeks Average # of erections per day for a man: 11 Average # of erections during the night: 9 Distance sperm travels to fertilize an egg: 3-4 inches The human equivalent: 26 miles (a marathon distance) Time it takes the sperm: 2.5 seconds Time it takes an average person to complete a marathon: 4 hours Sperm life: 2 1/2 months (from development to ejaculation) Shelf life of a hostess Twinkie: 7 years Cost of a year's supply of condoms: $100 Thickness of the average condom: .07 mm Thickness of super-thin condoms: .05 mm Thickness of plastic wrap: .0127 mm # of times condoms are thicker that plastic wrap: almost 6 In general, the taste of a man's semen varies with his diet. Some say that the alkaline-based foods (fish and some meats) produce a buttery or fishy taste. Dairy products can create a foul taste. The taste of semen after eating asparagus is said to be the foulest. Acidic fruits and alcohol (except processed liquors) give it a pleasant and sugary test. Examples: oranges, mangos, kiwi, lemons, grapefruit, limes, Labatt Blue, Honey Brown Drinking a Corona with lime is double the fun. Odors that increase blood flow to the penis: lavender, licorice, chocolate, doughnuts, pumpkin pie. (Happy Thanksgiving!) Yes, the penis does shrink in the shower. It is common for men to wake up with "morning wood," a name for an a.m. erection. Blue balls, or the term a man uses when he says his balls will explode if he doesn't have sex, is totally false.