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Why can an Indian fakir lie on a bed of nails if there are a large number of nails?
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∙ 11y ago
If you try to push 100 nails into someone, the force is distributed among all the nails, so each nail exerts a small amount of pressure. Hence, no piercing.
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What happens if you put a magnet in a drawer full of nails and the magnet doesn't pick any of the nails?
It's not magnetic
Why doesn't balloon blast when kept on many nails?
well most of the time, it probably would burst, but it depends on the force of how fast it was put onto the nails. More force, the easier and probable that the nails with puncture the balloon, but if you are very careful and just carefully set it onto the nails, it has a chance of not popping.
How could you make a circuit switch out of a paper clip and 2 nails?
you put 2 holes in a cardboard box. Next, you put the nails into the holes, and finally, place the paperclip in between the 2 nails, connecting.
What is a claw hammer used for?
A claw hammer is a tool primarily used for pounding nails into, or extracting nails from, some other object.
Why can a man lie on a bed of nails without being hurt?
because they are strong! You don't have to be strong to lie on a bed of nails. The trick is a combination of pain control and physics. The pain control comes from the ability to ignore mild pain and the physics comes from the distance that the nails are spaced which evenly distributes the pressure of the weight put on them over a wide area which prevents the skin from being punctured. a bed of nails has lots of points that are close together -- there's a lot of surface area for the body to cover. Hundreds of nails support the weight of your body instead of just one. The resulting force is distributed over all of the nails, so you shouldn't be injured.
Someone who sleeps on a bed of nails?
Fakir
What is a Fakir bed?
i think its a bed of nails
What does fakir mean?
a fakir is a person who either swallows swords or walks on nails or pretty much does some crazy stuff and painful!
What can effect the large intestine?
nails
What figure of speech is used in this passage She was a large woman with a large purse that had everything in it but hammer and nails It had a long strap and she carried it slung across her shoulder?
The beginning text of Thank You, Ma'am, by Langston Hughes: "She was a large woman with a large purse that had everything in it but hammer and nails. It had a long strap, and she carried it slung across her shoulder." It uses hyperbole -- everything in it but hammer and nails. The image is a characterization in an indirect comparison (large woman; large purse).
How many nails does an African elephant have?
There are normally 3 nails on each back foot and 3 on each front - totalling 12 nails on an elephant. Note that these are not actually toe nails in the typical sense and are not directly linked to the number of digits in the foot. Apparently, Asian elephants have 4 nails on the back feet and 4 on the front.
How comes a fakir man can lie on a bed of nails with out getting hurt?
Because there are so many nails that each one only has to carry a little weight, small enough not to hurt the skin. It's like walking barefoot on gravel - uncomfortable but it doesn't hurt you. One piece, sticking up - that'd hurt though.
How is a claw hammer used?
A claw hammer is used mainly for hammering in large nails in construction work. It's claw is for straightening or pulling nails out.
What are facts about the Ramanujan's number?
That you count up in toe nails
Why can a person lie in a bed of nails?
A person can lie down on a bed of nails as the bed is large and the force is distributed evenly on the bed. Thus, making a much smaller pressure.
What can you write on your nails that has to do with taylor swift with letters?
her lucky number, 13
What type tissue is the nails?
Your nails come from nail bed. Nails are connected to the skin below. The trauma to the nails is borne by large surface area. This gives very strong support to nails to withstand the applied force on the nails. Nails of some animals are very strong as a result.
