WTF: Research Reveals Men Know Their Car’s Bits Better Than Their Own Bits

Eh, what’s this again?

It’s looking like we might have to get back to the basics on the birds and the bees with some our men.

New research suggests that men know and understand the components underneath their car bonnet better than their own body parts.

Nine in ten men are confident they can locate a car’s oil dipstick but only half are able to identify key parts of their anatomy.

When asked to locate key sex organs, such as the parts responsible for creating semen and the area connecting with the testicles (the vas deferens), just 52 per cent of the men answered correctly.

One in 12 thought they were found in your ear.

And just 6 per cent accurately identified all the common causes of erectile dysfunction, with one-third wrongly believing it was caused by wearing skinny jeans and a further one in 10 blaming too much masturbation.

The shame... go read up on your bits boys!

Sexual expert Dr Tom Brett said:  “If the car’s not performing properly, the British male is usually pretty confident he can get under the bonnet and solve the problem.

“But when it comes to the mechanics of their sex organs, men are clearly less likely to spot a potential problem.

“It’s often down to embarrassment and a ‘head in the sand’ attitude.”

The survey was carried out with the leading male health charity, Men’s Health Forum, in a bid to educate men about the importance of safe sexual practice.

It comes after figures showing a two per cent rise in sexual infections, up to 426,000 last year compared to 2010, with young men at high risk.

The survey also showed one in 20 men thought dehydration was a common symptom of a sexual infection, while a total of one in 10 men thought hot weather and spicy food were causes of erectile dysfunction.