why doesn’t it hurt to lie on a bed of nails?

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why doesn’t it hurt to lie on a bed of nails?

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A nail requires a certain amount of force to break the skin. Stepping on one nail puts all the force of your body weight into one nail and breaks it easily. Laying on thousands is far less force per individual nail.

The hardest time is actually as you start the process, as that’s when you’re on the fewest nails.

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