Question

explain why a person who sits on a drawing pin hurts, himself yet someone lying on a bed of nails doesn't​

Answer 1

The force produced by the man's weight is distributed over hundreds of nails of the nail bed. Therefore, the force applied by individual nail is reduced. ... The nails do not penetrate in the man's skin and he does not get hurt. Thus, a person can lie on a bed of nails if there are very large number of nails

Answer 2

Answer:

But if the same force acts over a large area of an object, it produces a large pressure. The force produced by the man's weight is distributed over hundreds of nails of the nail bed. ... The nails do not penetrate in the man's skin and he does not get hurt.

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