I just had a potential idea for easily performing a self-penectomy: A paper cutter. I got this idea after remembering the stories of how people lose their fingers in paper cutters by being careless - it seems that a paper cutter can easily cut through such things.

My thinking is that the paper cutter could act like a guillotine. The person could either sit on the paper cutter, draping his penis under the blade, and then pushing down on the handle fast. Or perhaps, he can drill a hole in the tip of the handle, hang a heavy weight from it, then hold it up with his hand and it will chop as soon as he lets go.

This is all theoretical, though. Does anyone know if this would work? (I'm not seriously thinking of trying it, though.)

Hm...I'm not certain. I guess it would depend upon the type of papercutter. The one we have here at home couldn't do it. It's great at papers and that's about it. I guess it would have to be really, really sharp though.

That seems like it would work, but you would have to make sure everything is sterile. Also, make sure to sharpen the blade before hand, even if you test it with vegetables and it cuts through. Just my theory like yours.

happousai (imported) wrote: Tue Aug 06, 2002 9:38 am This is all theoretical, though. Does anyone know if this would work? (I'm not seriously thinking of trying it, though.)

So how would you deal with the problem of not bleeding to death after the removal? At least find out what your blood type is and put on a medical bracelet. This will help the emergency room staff from wasting type O- if you don't need it.

Well, Antonia once suggested that it probably takes hours to bleed to death from a detached penis. That would make everything a little easier even though knowing your blodd type should never be a bad idea.

I would suggest to fasten the blade to a seat of some kind so that your own weight does all the work, once you cannot keep it up any more...

Since that would take some time it also gives you a slim chance for somebody to save you.

For real though, I would never reccomend this. Always go see a professional for ANY kind of drastic procedure like this. It's your life, we're talking about.

If you hit the corpus cavernosum (which you will if slicing off your penis) you can bleed to death in minutes. The genitals have a very high rate of blood flow through them (for obvious reasons); it's one of the reasons they heal so fast. Assuming you could staunch the wound you might be okay and I've seen some case studies of people that did that support this idea, but it's still just not a good idea.

One way you could do it would be to heat up the blade with a blowtorch until it's over 800 degrees F; strike branding is done this way. You would have the twin bonuses of instantly cauterizing the wound, as well as killing all the nerves as you slice through - completely painless from the cut. You would need to wear a heat-resistant apron with a hole cut in it for your cock or else you'd burn the hell out of your stomach, legs, and balls (assuming you're not cutting them off too). The other problem with this method would be keeping the urethra open; you would want to have someone standing by with a catheter kit to catheterize you ASAP afterward. Finally, you may end up killing off the sensory nerves in the tip, leaving you with a permanently numb stump - some would consider this a problem; some wouldn't.

Even so, this is a very dangerous idea. I wouldn't even attempt it without somebody there who has no qualms about driving you to the ER if you start bleeding or something.

A note on safety: This idea was partially inspired by the fact that the BME FAQ suggests that butcher-knife penectomies usually heal fairly well. Although even the BME FAQ strongly discourages against trying to perform a penectomy without professional help.

The question of bleeding to death from penectomy is an interesting one. There are certainly cases, like John Bobbitt, where his life did not seem to be in danger.

I think a major factor would be whether your penis was flaccid or erect. Obviously, when flacid the penis has very little blood pressure -- in fact nocturnal erections are natures way of ensuring you get some blood flow to keep the penis flesh alive. And obviously, when erect the penis has very high blood pressure.

In any case, I would not perform a self-penectomy without using some sort of dependable method of tying off the penis (and the blood flow).

And you will definitely need a professional to cauterize and/or sew up the wound. Also infection needs to be controlled etc.

No matter what, you will do some serious bleeding. I have simply cut my penis (doing modifications and such) and bled so much that there were pools of blood coagulated on the floor.

By the way, a paper cutter will not work for any serious cutting. Paper cutters are actually not very sharp -- they work entirely by pressure over an edge. In other words, they push the paer down over an edge, rather than slicing.

I was able to give my foreskin a serious cut with one though. But that is because the foreskin is thin enough to work as intended.

Well, have fun as you whip or slice away with the razor!

- Jim