Psychology
Why a stubbed toe hurts twice
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You smash your toe into a table leg, and for one brief, glorious second, nothing happens. This nociceptive delay exists because sharp, immediate pain travels quickly along myelinated A-delta fibers, while the massive, throbbing agony is routed through much slower, unmyelinated C-fibers. You get exactly one second of terrified anticipation before the real suffering actually arrives.
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