There's a picture of the mummified penis.

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Museum displays penis of man who got an erection while being hanged in public

DECCAN CHRONICLE

Published Jul 4, 2017, 2:32 pm ISTUpdated Jul 4, 2017, 3:26 pm IST

The penis belongs to an Englishman from the 18th century and is on display at a museum in East London.

The penis has been added to a collection of similar bizarre objects (Representational image: AP)

Bizarre ancient relics have been showcased in museums from time to time and apart from the much talked about Phallological Museum in Iceland showcasing penises; a group is also working towards opening a vagina museum.

The latest weird object to go on display at The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art and Natural History is a seven-inch-long mummified erection. The penis dates back to the 18th century when a man got an erection as he was hanged to death.

The erection could be a result of oxygen being cut off to the brain

Now it may seem strange that someone might be aroused when they are executed, but such erections have often formed due to the supply of oxygen to the brain being cut off when a person is hanged. Another reason could be the pressure on the cerebellum created by the noose causing what is called a ‘death erection’ that occurs after death.

The curator of the museum also added that asphyxiation often leads to erections and hanged men have been known to frequently ejaculate as well. He said mummified body parts are also considered to have magical powers in some cultures.

I'm always amused when this sort of thing becomes news because they always forget that people have been practicing autoerotic asphyxiation for quite some time. What I'd like to know is, why was the penis mummified??? Like they cut the guy down and during the autopsy, the coroner says " Look Jim, his tallywhacker is at full staff! Get me a preservation jar and some wrappings!"

It sounds like someone was impressed enough with his erect penis to try to make it last forever. It sounds like it was bigger than 7 inches when erect since the erection would get soft right after he died.

Lots of teens and men try hanging to get intense erections and orgasms but end up really hanged to death by accident with no safety buddy there to cut them down when they pass out during orgasms. One ups driver died this way by hanging and jacking off naked in the back of his delivery truck during the day, parked on a busy street in a city. Lots of suicides are really just masturbations gone all wrong because the men were alone and had no one to save them when they blacked out too suddenly from lack of air. Such a tragic waste of fine men and just from being too embarrassed to ask a friend to be their safety man when they did this.

, especially teen males.