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[-] Blueshift@piefed.world 3 points 10 hours 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

[-] scrion@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours 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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