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Why an Indian fakir can lie on a bed of nails if there is a large number of nails?
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Why can an Indian fakir lie on a bed of nails if there are a large number of nails?
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.
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
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 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.
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 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
