Have you ever wondered how much pain
you
could endure?? It's not such a merry
subject to muse upon. But, you can be sure whatever kinds of physical distress,
you have imagined someone, somewhere on the planet at one point in time had to suffer
it. When imagining such gruesome scenarios, we often invoke methods of torture.
The grim fiction of Hollywood films depicting adhoc tooth extraction or the
fingernails being ripped from their rightful place, we might also cast our
minds back to ancient and medieval history, when humans were burnt at the stake
had their limbs ripped off or their hearts ripped out.
Some studies show men seem to
tolerate pain better. For a long time, it was thought to be the opposite as
women's bodies and minds are equipped to deal with childbirth. The outcome of
the studies was also said to be the result of tolerating more pain because of prescribed
social notions of masculinity. And, not necessarily having a natural endowment
to tolerate more pain how do we even find subjects to test pain limits.
Childbirth was measured against
burning with a pregnant woman being burned as she was giving birth. Tech media
Gizmodo writes, as the heat blistered her hand, the subject helped establish a
value of pain intensity encumbered during childbirth. The problem was in other studies
on pain. People just couldn't take the level of pain further and so it couldn't
be measured. There have been various scales to measure pain. But, none are
conclusive. For instance, some people
might pass out quicker than others
due to excessive pain. This happens when the stress on the body affects the
blood flow to the brain. You pass out and your body gives you a well-deserved
break.
While you are out, your brain starts
releasing serotonin and endorphins. So you'll wake up in a better state going
into shock. That's quite common. So if you've ever been unfortunate enough to
see anyone lose a limb or linz you might not see them screaming. The brain has
its own painkiller system.
Some insects stings in fact are
supposed to hurt as much as burns. Of all the stings out there, the bullet ant delivers
the worst of the worst. Dr. Justin o'schmidt who created the insect sting pain
index put the bullet ant at the top stating that being stung filled like fire
walking over flaming charcoal with a three-inch rusty nail in
your heel.
A cluster headache can be even worse. Women who have experienced
childbirth have said, “they are the worst pain imaginable. They happen on one
side of the head and can last up to three hours.” Many television shows have
illustrated the absolute agony people can go through. Filming suffers,
screaming and rolling around on the floor. According to the migraine trust,
they only affect about one or two out of every 1,000 people. But, the bad news
is that they are thought to be incurable victims. They won't die or even suffer
anything other than the pain itself.
Another painful condition is kidney stones. A reddit thread asked people
to state what the most painful thing that has ever experienced was and quite a
few people said kidney stones. The stones form when calcium and other substances
in your urine build up.
