You will learn how pain is measured and what are the most painful things felt so far by humans.
We humans have measured different quantities uptill date like length, mass, time, temperature, etc. A specific unit is given for these quantities. For eg, the unit in which temperature is measured is Kelvin. Before, only physical quantities could be measured but recently , scientists have made it possible to measure the amount of pain a person bears.
Pain is painful, obviously. If we could measure the intensity of pain, it would be very beneficial in experiments, diagnosis, etc. We could analyze the statistics obtained from pain measurement and use it for many important and salient purposes. That's why a pain scale was invented in the first place.
The instrument to measure pain is the dolorimeter. Dolorimeter is basically a device that shows a meter reading that is inserted in the hand to measure pain
How does pain measurement work? Well ACCORDING TO WIKIPEDIA, the dolorimeter is inserted in the hand or any part of the human body where we want to measure pain. Then the dolorimeter applies steady pressure, heat or electrical stimulation to some area, or move joint or other body parts and deter mine what level of heat or pressure or electric current or amount of movement produces a sensation of pain
Every quantity that can be measured has a unit. The unit of measurement of pain is Dol.
Although Dol is a physical quantity, it has no formula. But it definitely does it's job of measuring pain. The first and least painful experience on the scale is a vertigo which is 0.5 Dol.
Did you know that SEX pain is 7 Dol The top 7 lesser painful experiences on the pain scale is
1 Paper Cut- 2DOL
2 Stepping on a plug- 4 DOL
3 Stubbing Toe- 4 DOL
4 Cat Scratch- 5 DOL
5 Splinter - 6 DOL
6 Punch A Wall- 7 DOL
7 Drowning - 7 DOL
8 Arthritis - 8 DOL
9 Menstrual Cycle - 8 DOL
The most painful experiences in the world are
8 Shot in the Chest With A pistol
The pain is about 43 DOL when a bullet coming from a pistol passes through the chest of a person at full speed.
7 car Driving Into You at 30 MPH
When you collide with a car at the speed of 30 MPH, you get a pain of 48 DOL
6 Passing A Kidney Stone
Passing a kidney stone means to throw out the small stone stuck in your kidney through your excreting organ. It gives a pain of about 50 DOL
5 Kicked In the Balls
When a person gets kicked in the balls or testes at full force with a leg, it gives 52 DOL pain
4 Child Birth
Child birth gives an excruciating pain of 57 DOL when the mother pushes her baby out from her vagina
3 Drink Acid
Acid having high corrosive properties results in a pain of 62 DOL when we drink it
2 Hit by Train at 80 MPH
When you get hit by a train coming towards you at such a high speed, you receive 67 DOL pain
1 Being Burnt Alive
This is the most painful experience recorded so far. It gives 70 DOL pain. When you get in contact with fire, it pains the most at the beginning before the flames burns the nerves. After that, it doesn't hurt as all the skin is burnt. Many victims also die from suffocation as the fire blaze damages their respiratory tract
These were some of the most painful experiences on the earth so far. Hope you enjoyed this blog post
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