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Any chance to link to the Schmidt Pain Scale[1]! 1.8 Bullhorn acacia ant: A rare, piercing, elevated sort of pain. Someone has fired a staple into your cheek.
by jfb 12y ago
Any chance to link to the Schmidt Pain Scale[1]!
1.8 Bullhorn acacia ant: A rare, piercing, elevated sort of pain. Someone has fired a staple into your cheek.
[1] http://scienceblogs.com/retrospectacle/2007/05/16/schmidt-pain-index-which-sting/ http://scienceblogs.com/retrospectacle/2007/05/16/schmidt-pa...
- jqm 12y agoThat was a great link. (from the comments which have no shortage of bug bite stories...) "The guy should have let one bug sting him on the back of each hand, then see which hand grabbed the other in pain. That way he could compare them semi-directly, sort of like the rock hardness scratch tests. That’d involve a lot of extra stings, but it’s for a good cause..."