A popular
Health magazine for
Men's has an
article about it.
It’s not just an urban legend—you really can break your penis. But since there aren’t any actual bones in your boner, it’s not quite the same injury as, say, fracturing your arm.
The condition is known as a penile fracture, and it occurs when your erect penis sustains some kind of force.
Blood vessels fill to make the penis erect. If an erect penis sustains some form of force, trauma, or damage, then a rupture could occur in blood vessel(s) or tissue(s).
Interesting story:
Years ago, back when I was a young gay
, we had an hour-long turnpike drive to and from the nearest "city" with a gay bar. I borrowed my parents' Mercury Marquis station wagon, and a bunch of us loaded up for a night at the club.
On the drive home, two guys had hit it off and moved into the far back of the station wagon -- and began fooling around. Five miles out from a toll booth, I passed word back that, "If you can't get off by then, cover up with that blanket!"
Which emboldened one. We all heard, "Brace yourself;" we knew of this guy's particular talents and skills.
Moments later, trying to slow the car enough to buy time but not drive at a stoner's pace of 20 mph, we hear, "Oh god...oh god," --
we think finally! -- "I think you broke it!"
"You can't break your dick"
"Damn it, you snapped
mine in half!" Gasps, laughter and all manner of mayhem broke out. I pulled over, everyone got situated and it was an uncomfortably silent -- and for two, uncomfortable -- rest of the drive home.
Turns out the other guy did have a bruised dick for about a week. To be fair, his penis naturally had a very pronounced upward and leftward curve; it was quite inflexible.