The ICMR [Indian Council of Medical Research] had requested Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi to devise ways to measure an erect penis. “We had devised an automated system in which an image of the penis would be taken and the computer would interpret different dimensions,” said professor of biomedical engineering, IIT Kharagpur Sujoy Guha, who headed the project. However, this was later discarded for a simple paper-tape that was found to be more practical.
While ICMR scientists refused to comment on the findings “as the data is still being analysed”, sources admitted that a smaller exploratory study had conclusively showed that the condoms presently available in the market were indeed oversized for Indian men.
So says a December 8, 2006 Times of India report.
(Thanks to investigator Manish Gupta for bringing this to our attention.)