Nice-Scientists say the ratio between the second and fourth fingers is linked to stretched penile length

The research was published online last night in the Asian Journal of Andrology.

The scientists descended on 144 Korean men aged 20 or older who were in hospital for urological surgery and who signed away their right to dignity.

The hand in question was the right one and the fingers were the second and fourth - otherwise known as index and ring.The subjects were anaesthetised, which is important, because their tockleys needed to be torpid so the scientists could stretch them.To make sure there was no preconceived notions, one measurer was designated the fingers and another got the goolies.Men who were admitted with conditions that affect their penis size - such as hypospadia or urethral stricture - were excluded. Now, before you start checking out your own fingers, or anyone's around you, you need a "digital Vernier calliper" accurate to 0.01mm just to be sure.You measure the ventral surface of the fingers, from the crease at the palm to the tip.

Result?

The scientists discovered that while each man's height, ring finger length and digit ratio were all associated with the size of his penis, the digit ratio was the sole "significant predictive factor" for stretched penile length.

Reporting their findings in the Asian Journal of Andrology, the scientists said the results "did show that stretched penile length correlated with digit ratio, as men with a lower digit ratio tended to have a longer penile length".

So the closer in length your two fingers are, the more "jumbo heat" you're packing, as Jon Stewart would say.Why knowing this is important is anyone's guess, however, the team says the findings link the phenomenon to another study that links height with prenatal androgen exposure.Higher exposure to prenatal androgens such as testosterone generally result in taller people.Now we know it is also "responsible for both the lower digit ratio and the longer penile length".That "prenatal" caveat also means it can't be applied retrospectively, so for now, you'll have to stick to Swedish pumps and suspended weights.(Trust us, there's no chemical fix. Ignore those emails.)

The best you can hope for is a good outcome for your son in gestation.The study found that foetal androgen levels in male embryos are elevated between 8 and 24 weeks of gestation, peaking between 14 and 16 weeks.There is a serious side to all this, as well.According to the team, digit ratio "has been correlated with a number of aspects of reproductive biology and sexual behaviour over the past decade, including a link with the risk of developing prostate cancer".

And there are also critics of the study.Some say it's not fair because the analgesic properties of anaesthesia means the penises could be stretched beyond reasonable lengths.Others say it's not valid because the test subjects were solely Korean.

Why-Miss Brazil robbed at gunpoint

  

Miss Brazil was robbed at gunpoint outside her Sao Paolo home Sunday night, the beauty queen confirmed on Twitter. Debora Lyra, 21, tweeted: "For how long will these criminals keep doing this? I was just robbed at the door of my house." She added she wasn't injured.

The 2010 pageant winner was robbed of her car, purse, credit cards and cellphone, she said. The car was reportedly awarded to Lyra for winning the crown. The Miss Universe competitor will pass on her crown to this year's winner later this month. 

 

Idea-Guards bag prisoner in Mexico suitcase jailbreak

MEXICO CITY - A Mexican prisoner hoped to take a trip to freedom by packing himself into his girlfriend’s suitcase.

But guards at the jail in the southeastern town of Chetumal grew suspicious when the woman seemed nervous as she wheeled out the bulging bag after a conjugal visit with the prisoner. Opening the luggage, guards found Juan Ramirez folded into the fetal position in his underpants and socks, a spokeswoman for local federal police said Tuesday. Ramirez and his girlfriend face criminal charges over the bungled escape. 

 

Wow-Trained falcon attacks woman

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — A 67-year-old woman is recovering after a trained falcon attacked her Sunday night.

Provincial police say the woman was walking her small dog at 8:18 p.m. north of Trent University when the bird attacked.

She received injuries to her eye, chin, cheek and shoulder, police said. The woman was treated at the Peterborough Regional Health Centre.

Const. Iain McEwan said it seems as if the falcon was hunting and viewed the dog as its prey.

“As far as I’m aware, the dog didn’t seem to sustain any injuries,” McEwan said.The falcon’s owner regained control of the bird and gave the woman his contact information, McEwan said.McEwan said he isn't sure what charges could be applicable in such a case.The investigation continues.

Peterborough is 140 km northeast of Toronto.

Bad-Teen suffers cuts, bruise after train runs over him

A 17-year-old boy escaped with just cuts and a bruise after a train ran over him in Iowa.Des Moines Police said the teen was drunk and passed out on the tracks at about 10:45 p.m. Sunday, reported the Des Moines Register newspaper.Train engineers applied the emergency brakes when they realized a person was on the railway tracks, but ran over him before coming to a halt.The boy told police he was drinking at a music festival and didn't remember passing out on the tracks.He was treated in hospital for two cuts on the back of his head and a bruise on his right thigh.

Police said the teen faces trespassing and public drunkenness charges.

Amazing-French roller-skater sets new world record with 29-metre jump in Paris

Tens of thousands of Parisians gathered outside the famous landmark on Saturday to witness the 35-year-old's record-breaking jump. Khris' effort smashed the previous record of 24 metres, set by American Danny Way.Having successfully completed his first jump, Khris repeated the stunt if front of the giant crowd, adding a front flip to send the cheers sky-high. Khris successfully landed both jumps but was forced to crash rather less gracefully into a bungalow-sized airbag in order to break his speed.Saturday's jump was not the three-time world champion’s first record-breaking attempt. Last year, he dropped out of the first floor of the Eiffel Tower (almost 40 metres high) onto a vertical ramp, setting the world record for the highest roller-skate jump.