Science is Magic

A STAGE CLASSIC

Lying on a bed of nails is a

traditional form of meditation

practiced by Indian holy men.

However, for many years it has

also been a popular stage act.

In it, daring performers would

risk having their bodies spiked

by nails for the amusement

of the audience. This brave

entertainer is the filling

in a nail sandwich.

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BED

OF

NAILS

First things first—

lying on a bed of

nails is only done by

professionals. You

should NEVER lie

down on a nail! It’s

really dangerous. So

you would think that

lying on thousands

of them would be

thousands of times

worse. Except it isn’t...

HOW DO THEY DO IT?

IT’S A

LL ABOUT

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SSURE!

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