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1. www.smithsonianmag.com › science-nature › whyWhy Walking on Legos Hurts More Than Walking on Fire or Ice

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   Nov 13, 2018 · A brave soul walks on Legos at the U.K. Firewalk Scott Bell. In 2006, Scott Bell earned a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest-ever barefoot walk over hot coals—250 feet of ...

2. tinybeans.com › science-reveals-why-stepping-onThe Scientific Reason Why Stepping on a LEGO Hurts So, So Much

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   Dec 10, 2018 · Many who have attempted LEGO walking claim it hurts way more than walking on fire or even broken glass. The reason why stepping on LEGO bricks is so painful has to do with physics and human anatomy. Photo: Alexas_Fotos via Pixabay. Scott Bell is a fire walker—and yes, a LEGO walker, too. Bell told Smithsonian magazine that when his team fire ...

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4. www.mentalfloss.com › article › 76435Why It Hurts So Much to Step on a LEGO | Mental Floss

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   Mar 18, 2021 · The third layer of pain arises from the actual force of your foot upon the LEGO. Physics textbooks often note the seeming paradox of the stiletto and the elephant —that a 100-pound woman in ...

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5. www.washingtonpost.com › news › morning-mixThe science of excruciating pain, as when parents step ...

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   Feb 9, 2017 · Arnett, who voices Batman in the upcoming “The Lego Batman Movie,” hustled through the pit on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”The physical sensation of walking on the bricks, as thousands of parental ...

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6. qz.com › 366858The science of why stepping on Legos makes you want to die

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   Mar 20, 2015 · That also means that Lego encounters probably hurt you more than they do your lighter-weight kid, because the surface of the Lego matches the amount of pressure bearing down on it. When walking ...

7. time.com › 4246385Here's Why It Hurts So Much to Step On a LEGO - TIME

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   Mar 3, 2016 · Now, the American Chemical Society Reactions series has released a video that gets to the bottom of why stepping on a LEGO can cause such intense pain. Part of the problem is that the average ...

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   Does walking over a pile of Legos hurt?

   • It is exactly what it sounds like: stepping barefoot on a pile or path of Legos, usually of all different sizes. But unlike fire-walking or even glass-walking, walking over a bunch of Legos actually does hurt. Why? And an even better question—what do we get out of it? **********

   Why Walking on Legos Hurts More Than Walking on Fire or Ice

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   Do Legos hurt your foot?

   • This would result in a very high pressure on that small region of your foot.” That also means that Lego encounters probably hurt you more than they do your lighter-weight kid, because the surface of the Lego matches the amount of pressure bearing down on it.

   The science of why stepping on Legos makes you want to die - Quartz

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   Why does my foot hurt when I walk on Lego?

   • The third layer of pain arises from the actual force of your foot upon the LEGO. Physics textbooks often note the seeming paradox of the stiletto and the elephant —that a 100-pound woman in stiletto heels exerts more pressure on the ground (or some unlucky foot) than a 6000-pound elephant.

   Why It Hurts So Much to Step on a LEGO | Mental Floss

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   Do Lego bricks hurt your feet?

   • Speaking of feet, human feet are very sensitive. The bottom of each foot has up to 200,000 sensory receptors, which are all screaming in agony the instant they touch that LEGO. It actually hurts less to step on multiple bricks at once because then the impact is spread across the foot rather than one single painful point of contact.

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   How much pain does a Lego brick cause?

   • Those three traits translate to massive foot pain, when a 165-pound person steps on a tiny LEGO brick in the middle of the night on their way to the bathroom, generating three million Pascals of pressure and a scream loud enough to wake the children. [H/T The Oregonian]

   Here's Why It Hurts So Much to Step On a LEGO - TIME

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9. www.thescienceexplorer.com › science-explains-whyScience Explains Why It Hurts So Much to Step on a Piece of Lego

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   Mar 8, 2016 · The bottom of your foot has up to 200,000 sensory receptors, and when you step on a piece of Lego, because the brick is so small compared to your foot, you exert about 3 million pascals of pressure at the point of contact. Nociceptors — from the Latin word nocer meaning “to hurt” — are sensory cells that are sensitive to painful stimuli ...