Bed of nails
outreach
Ever wondered if lying on a nail might hurt, how about a couple of
thousand nails? Come along and see a bed of nails in action. Learn about
how the combined surface area of several thousand nails can support the weight
of a person (hopefully). Probably not as comfortable as a nice memory foam
mattress but way more exciting.
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How does it work? Sitting on one nail would really hurt. Sitting on a few hundred is not as painful as you
might think. Spreading your weight out over lots of nails helps
reduce the force on each individual nail. Also by increasing the surface area the pressure
on each nail is reduced. |
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Events that the bed
of nails regularly attends.
Email me
if you would like the bed of nails at your event.
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Dream
bigger Dreams |
Sheffield
festival of science and engineering |
Norton
Farmers Market |
Festival
of the mind |
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www.nortonfarmersmarket.org.uk |
Sponsors of the bed of nails.
