[HN Gopher] Why walking on Legos hurts more than walking on fire...
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       Why walking on Legos hurts more than walking on fire or ice (2018)
        
       Author : pr0zac
       Score  : 24 points
       Date   : 2022-07-06 15:35 UTC (1 days ago)
        
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       | matja wrote:
       | Calling them Legos is torture enough
        
       | smegsicle wrote:
       | nice to see we're still calling them 'legos' not LEGO BRAND TOY
       | LEGO BLOCKS or whatever that meme was
        
       | ChrisRR wrote:
       | These people have never experienced the pain of stepping on a UK
       | 3 pin mains plug
        
       | hirundo wrote:
       | > walked an unbelievable 2,737 feet on a square circuit of red,
       | four-by-two Lego bricks at Philly Brickfest, in front of a
       | cheering crowd
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       | And the crowd well knows it's painful. So they are cheering self-
       | inflicted public torture. But it's all good because it's a common
       | experience with a children's toy? It's a bit gross. A small
       | reminder of our large capacity to be entertained by other
       | people's misery.
        
         | etataetaet wrote:
         | I think its all good because Cassevah is a willing percipient!
         | If we forced someone to do this against their will I don't
         | think there would be much excitement... He is going for the
         | world record so I don't think there is much misery involved.
        
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