SYDNEY - AN EIGHT-FOOT penis wobbles into view, causing a ripple of excitement in the crowded showroom. 'It's Penisaurus!' shouts a customer.

At Sexpo, the replica genitals are as big as the profits, as the adult industry emerges from the worldwide recession streamlined, globalised and hungry for more. Tens of thousands of fans packed Sydney's Entertainment Quarter for the recent adult show, with Penisaurus and Tittysaurus - an enormous pair of walking breasts - only part of the attraction.

There's the grotesque Penis Man, another Sexpo mascot studded with dozens of male genitalia, as well as floor displays and even a fairground ride: the dubiously named Gerbil Train.

Nude showgirls writhe in simulated ecstasy, big-name porn stars appear on stage and of course there's Pricasso, the artist who paints with his penis and buttocks. There's strip poker, lap-dancing, and a surf simulator where customers can ride a board naked and win their height in beer and porn. Plus there's a peep show, amusements, a throw-the-dildo competition, and even a hypnotist.

Meanwhile, dozens of stalls are doing brisk business selling the latest in vibrators, toys, lingerie and imaginative sex equipment. Customers browse the We-Vibe, a U-shaped vibrator which has taken the industry by storm, and the popular Sex Sheet, a non-slip bedspread featuring handles and manacles.

Adultworld's John Buckland, who was running seven stalls, was expecting to sell thousands of A$20-A$40 (S$25-$50) 'show bags', each containing a magazine, DVD, calendar, a 'huge' vibrator and lubricant. 'I'll sell 2,000 Hustler bags, I'll sell 2,000 Penthouse bags,' he said. 'We're selling a hell of a lot more adult products in the last 12 months. I've been in the business 16 years, there's been a massive increase.' -- AFP