Something ive always wondered is: Why do men have nipples? Anyone who has a clue? :P
I'm sorry I can't answer that. I'm not god. But I'll ask my brother, as he seems to tell me he is... ;)
But really, we can't know. They probably had a use back in the early days of evolution, but just sort of became nothing after unuse, like the appendix.
Without nipples the male chest looks strange. LINK (http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_093.html)
LINK (http://www.plasticsurgery4u.com/male_plastic_surgery/why_men_have_nipples.html)
LINK (http://www.salon.com/health/feature/1999/06/08/nipples/)
Gender isn't decided until quite late in the pregnancy, or so I believe.
EDIT: But I think the point is still valid...?
The cells that later form the male penis grow within the female as the clitoris.
In a similar fashion, the nipples grow on both sexes, even though they have no use in the male.
Most. Pointless. Topic. Ever.
Gender is decided in the very moment of conception Fribble. XY is male and XX is female. Man allways gives X cromosome and woman X or Y.
Men have nipples because we need a place in the chest to pierce.
QuoteXY is male and XX is female. Man allways gives X cromosome and woman X or Y
Think there's a typo there...
While that's mostly true (obviously, it's man who gives the Y chromosome, woman not having one, and all), I think gender differences don't start showing up for about 6 weeks - while the fetus IS either male or female, there's no developed differences, so what Flibble said could still be true.
However, the real reason men have nipples, is for fun.
I don't know about you guys, but I keep Ted and Brad because they're the best conversationalists in my whole body. Best company I could hope for in a sleepless night.
As some of you know, I have four nipples. Which means that I could pierce both Ted and Brad while having a decent conversation with Sam, while my japanese female neighbour is licking Chip McMarmite.
Lucky bastard.
Ah well, at least I don't have to stay up at night while my buddies argue whether they want to go out and get wild or stay home and be tame. Or go out and be tame or stay home and be wild.
Japanese female or japanese shemale neighbor? ;D Did you grow up on a nuclear testsite or something since you have four? Ã, :P
(http://img323.imageshack.us/img323/8170/nipples7ef.png)
I shall explain... there are those red lines in each human's body that stand for very hormonal centres. Now, the two darker red spots are where nipples usually are found, but the whole meaning is that they can appear everywhere along these hormon-lines. Thus some might have three four, maybe more nipples following the lines. The fact that most are where they are is because the spot is roughly at the centre and therefore where most hormons "nest"... this is why they usually grow larger. Well, hope you understand, the word choises I mean...
Also note that the male nipples are fully capable of lactating. This is usually the result of hormone imbalances. In WWII there were cases of Australian POWs who had hormone imbalances as the result of the starvation diet, and resulted in breast growth and lactation.
My co-worker asked me a similar question. When I responded, I also mentioned male lactation. He was quite puzzled and wanted to know whether you'd have to poke a hole in the tip for the milk to come out. Another tragic victim of the public school system.
Is there possible to be born with only one nipple? That would look weird :P
I wish all my four nipples could lactate.
I believe some men find can nipples quite delightfully pleasurable, should they be lavished with attention by a pretty young lady (or man, whatever).
Oh indeed, and not just young ladies either, my upper limit is around 40.
The few times I have had men lavishly attending my nipples have been rather pleasant as well, especially one particular time, when I didn't realise it was a man.
So yeah, never underestimate the level of pleasure concealed within these rudiments.
I'm scared
Please guys, if you explore your body after reading this thread, note that it is not a massive turn-on when you tweak your nipples repeatedly as though they are volume dials.
That's not what the rather big guy sitting opposite me on the Underground seemed to think.
It's not you tweaking them, it's the thought that someone else does it that turns people on...
QuoteThat's not what the rather big guy sitting opposite me on the Underground seemed to think.
I know, Custard delights in a certain amount of pain, which is also why he plays rugby.
I always thought they were there to screw my arms on...
Quote from: Yutzster on Tue 27/09/2005 20:30:02
Please guys, if you explore your body after reading this thread, note that it is not a massive turn-on when you tweak your nipples repeatedly as though they are volume dials.
What? I'm sorry I can't hear you, let me turn you up louder!
This is awesome. If i can learn to make milk come out of my nipples, then i will never have to rely on cow's milk to put on my cereal. Maybe i need one of those pumps.
;D
Quote from: Domino on Wed 28/09/2005 01:59:30
This is awesome. If i can learn to make milk come out of my nipples, then i will never have to rely on cow's milk to put on my cereal. Maybe i need one of those pumps.
;D
Also, if you were quick enough, a man could finally fake an orgasm authentically...kinda...
Quote from: vict0r on Mon 26/09/2005 18:28:59
Something ive always wondered is: Why do men have nipples? Anyone who has a clue? :P
...you have a lot of free time on your hands to think about random stuff like this don't you?
I don't think any of us would even be on these forums if we didn't have freakish amounts of free time :P
ah, touche.
My nipples hurt quite often. Mostly after I swim in Chlorine water. (not to be mistaken with Chlorine Gas-laced air)
Quote from: taffytom on Sun 15/01/2006 04:35:13
EDIT: possibly the other thread was deleted
Why did they delete the other thread? Was it because this one existed? If so, they were asking for this thread to be bumped.
Anyways...
Quote from: taffytom on Sun 15/01/2006 04:03:00
My nipples hurt quite often. Mostly after I swim in Chlorine water. (not to be mistaken with Chlorine Gas-laced air)
:P That was random.Ã, Ã, At first, we were talking about "why do men have nipples?"Ã, Ã, ::) And now we're talking about the times our nipples hurt.Ã, Ã,Â
not much sensitivity remains when a nipple is cut of with a white-hot serrated knife. May also result in scars, just saying.
Sorry Helm, I was jealous of your left nipple and wanted it for my nipple collection.
You did no such thing you vile person-on-internet, I am the one doing the nipple cutting around here!
Sometimes I thnk I'm the only one here who is insane, but you all prove me wrong.
Firstly, not only can male nipples lactate, but it is a natural result, not a hormonal feet, of a newborn craving nourishment. Yes, males can breastfeed their offspring, however, females have a slightly easier time since the lactacion has allready started during the last stages of pregnancy. Males need some time of probable sour and painful sucking exercises to get their nipplejuices flowing.
Secondly, nipples revolve fully, and tweaking is therefor not only useless but may also serve as practicing your turntable skills.
Thirdly, unlike white-hot serrated knife cutting, nipples do grow back if shredded off by being thrusted headfirst along a gravel road in a sense much like Klinnesmann's goal gesture. If sensitivity is affected, I can however not bare witness of, since the aformentioned act took place some years before such experience were gained. But missing nipples do look very amusing, I can tell you that.
Now, how could anyone find this thread useless?!
I know we could make a best seller out of this
Helm... did you cut this guy's nipples off, hmm?Ã, ;D
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Quote from: 2ma2 on Sun 15/01/2006 14:31:48
Males need some time of probable sour and painful sucking exercises to get their nipplejuices flowing.
Bloody hell I had to live to see this statement :o.. so... if I was to suck my tits with a pipe or a hose, then I'd be original amongst other boys because I could produce milk... cool, I'd had my own milk on lunchbreaks!!! whoopee
It is ofcourse more beneficial to have a newborn doing the actual sucking. It will hate you for the rest of its life however, since you made it suck your hairy nipple.
Yes. But as long as it's for the sake of comedy...