Some persons seek to impress their audience into
believing that they have acquired powers that make them immune to pain. To demonstrate
this capacity, they sleep on a sharp pointed bed of nails. The gullible
audience can be swayed by such acts, but the facade of super powers is ripped
off when we realise that the impact is due to the method in the union of the
nails.
3 inch long nails
are fixed on a plank half an inch apart. The nails, being at close distance, naturally
act as a bed and will not enter the flesh as the body weight is equally
distributed on the nail bed. Since the nails are numerous enough, the weight is
distributed between them such that the pressure exerted by each nail is not
enough to break the person's skin.
This demonstration
of the principles of weight distribution shows that the weight of the volunteer
is spread over as many nails as possible. And it is this lesson that needs to
be learnt. When the members of the team are aligned in close proximity and they
do not feel the burden as it is distributed over many. The weight of the load
is reduced when shared among various load bearers.
The bed
of nails is based on simple code
We ‘unite to impact’ by sharing the load!
- Pravin K. Sabnis
Goa, India.
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