Study reveals reality of what it means if you have a larger penis

A scientific study has seemingly just confirmed that 'big d**k energy' really is a thing.

According to research conducted by boffins at the University of Western Australia, blokes with a large penis really do command the room when they walk in.

'Big d**k energy' (BDE) is more about aura than the anatomical dimensions of a man's trouser snake - but the term does perfectly describe the confidence and charisma that certain blokes appear to exude without effort.

So really, it's no wonder that humans consider those who are actually well endowed to be 'more physically threatening and sexually competitive' than their less-blessed counterparts.

Down Under, experts launched a unique study in the hopes of finding out about the presumptions that people make based on the size of a man's penis.

It's a topic that has long puzzled evolutionary biologists, as scientists have struggled to understand why 'the human penis is unusually large compared to that of other primates'.

Researchers looked into the perceptions people make about a bloke based on the size of his manhood (Getty Stock Image)

Before clothes were invented, blokes would have been openly advertising exactly what they had to offer to potential mates - which probably had an impact their popularity with the ladies, for better or for worse.

The research which was published this month in PLOS Biology investigated whether the measurements of a manhood has an impact on how attractive a bloke might be to the opposite sex.

As well as this, the study looked into whether the size of a person's penis would perhaps deter other males from launching an attack, as other fellas might perceive those with a big kn*b to have a better 'fighting ability' as it signals they could have higher testosterone levels.

To conduct this research, a team of experts led by Dr Upama Aich showed more than 600 men and 200 women hundreds of computer-generated male figures that varied in penis size, height and body shape.

They then put their theory about how 'these traits influence perceived attractiveness and fighting ability' to the test.

Those taking part in the research then rated each of the 343 figures they weighed up, which yielded some very interesting results.

Male and female participants rated hundreds of photos of figures (Getty Stock Image)

Females were asked to judge the images on sexual attractiveness, while men were asked to explain how intimidating they found the figures - both sexually and in a scrap.

Both genders 'favoured taller men with a more V-shaped body and a larger penis', according to the study.

It explains: "In both surveys, male participants rated rivals with a larger penis as more sexually competitive and physically threatening. To our knowledge, this is the first experimental evidence that males assess rivals’ fighting ability and attractiveness to females based partly on a rival’s penis size.

"Our findings suggest that female choice and male-male competition have jointly favoured larger penis size, greater height, and more V-shaped bodies in men."

The study suggests that blokes with a V-shaped body are considered most attractive and most threatening (Getty Stock Image)

Women also rated blokes with a decent height and a greater shoulder-to-hip ratio as more attractive in the study. Meanwhile, it found that men perceived that lads with a large penis had a 'greater fighting ability' than those without.

Discussing the findings, behavioural and evolutionary biologist Dr Aich said: "Men rated rivals with larger penises as more physically threatening and sexually competitive."

Her co-author, Michael D Jennions, added: "While the human penis functions primarily to transfer sperm, our result suggests its unusual large size evolved as a sexual ornament to attract females rather than purely as a badge of status to scare males, although it does both."

However, having a big d**k isn't the be all and end all - as a sexologist recently explained that well endowed men experience 'a lot of pressure' both in the bedroom and everyday life.