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Why soap-opera slaps ignore physics

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A well-placed open-hand strike in a daily drama carries the kinetic energy of a freight train. The recipient will violently spin a full one-hundred-and-eighty degrees, clutch their cheek in absolute agony, and yet mysteriously never develop a red mark or a bruise. It is an impressive display of devastating force combined with zero tissue damage.

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