• Brem
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    18 days ago

    They look like my testicles when my ballsack is deciding which nut will be the one to hang low that week.

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        18 days ago

        Yes, the smaller one hangs the lowest, and that’s the left one for most men.

        Source: McMANUS, I. Scrotal asymmetry in man and in ancient sculpture. Nature 259, 426 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/259426b0

        … but that’s paywalled so here’s a blogpost about the study

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          18 days ago

          I was wondering why the smaller testicle would hang lower, and indeed:

          To investigate further, Dr. McManus studied 187 Greek statues and their Roman replicas. The result? The same pattern repeated across sculptures: a higher right testicle, but a larger left one.

          However, looking at the paper itself reveals:

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        18 days ago

        Oh, ball dominance occasionally switches up. Not often, but it happens.

        Pretty sure that’s why the phrase “How’s it hanging?” is so fun?

        “Low & to the left” is my norm.