Probably for the same reason people can lay on beds of nails, kitai. There is more surface area to distribute the pressure, so a pile of Legos won't dig in as much as one single one.
I knew that Kai. But I keep seeing pictures online of piles or floors covered in Legos with captions talking about the horror. I'd love to see those people educated.
I know this, unfortunately, from experience. Having had two children I have encountered multiple bricks but only have I ever trod on a plug once, and never do I wish to re-experience that. I couldn't breathe for about ten seconds. I'm not going into details about the damaged caused though.
Yeah, that's my point. "Stepping on hard shit when not wearing shoes hurts". Why was a video necessary to 'explain' this? :P
(And for those of us in the US, UK plugs have three prongs at a 90 degree angle to the cord, so they can stick straight up when laying on the floor, vs the US ones that have the prongs parallel to the cord.)
...was a video necessary to explain this? It's a hard plastic object with sharp corners and feet tend to have soft and tender spots.
Posted by: TechTyger | Sunday, March 06, 2016 at 09:55 PM
I'm disappointed they didn't explain why one lego hurts but that comparatively walking across a pile of legos is less painful.
Posted by: kitai306 | Monday, March 07, 2016 at 08:39 AM
Probably for the same reason people can lay on beds of nails, kitai. There is more surface area to distribute the pressure, so a pile of Legos won't dig in as much as one single one.
Posted by: Kai Lowell | Monday, March 07, 2016 at 10:37 AM
I knew that Kai. But I keep seeing pictures online of piles or floors covered in Legos with captions talking about the horror. I'd love to see those people educated.
Posted by: kitai306 | Monday, March 07, 2016 at 11:13 AM
The only things worse than legos are d4s. Every D&D player out there has had horrific encounters with those caltrops.
Posted by: Hedgie | Monday, March 07, 2016 at 12:50 PM
No the thing worse than Lego is an upturned plug.
I know this, unfortunately, from experience. Having had two children I have encountered multiple bricks but only have I ever trod on a plug once, and never do I wish to re-experience that. I couldn't breathe for about ten seconds. I'm not going into details about the damaged caused though.
Posted by: Molly_Mog | Monday, March 07, 2016 at 01:46 PM
But don't you know education doesn't make for a snappy meme! *eyeroll*
I have also trod on a plug. Thankfully I did not step down very hard. It was still agony.
Posted by: Kai Lowell | Monday, March 07, 2016 at 02:19 PM
Hedgie I literally hissed in sympathetic pain at that comment! I've stepped on some other gaming dice but I've avoided the d4 so far.
Posted by: kitai306 | Monday, March 07, 2016 at 02:29 PM
Lego, barbie accessory, it all hurts. I've also stepped on a thumb tack, childrens toys hurt worse to step on.
Posted by: Tech Support Survivor | Monday, March 07, 2016 at 03:10 PM
Yeah, that's my point. "Stepping on hard shit when not wearing shoes hurts". Why was a video necessary to 'explain' this? :P
(And for those of us in the US, UK plugs have three prongs at a 90 degree angle to the cord, so they can stick straight up when laying on the floor, vs the US ones that have the prongs parallel to the cord.)
Posted by: TechTyger | Monday, March 07, 2016 at 08:47 PM