In a live demo on stage during the Mythbusters farewell tour, Adam Savage lay down (gently) on a bed of nails, then Jamie Hyneman put a concrete block on Adam’s belly and gave it a good whack with a sledgehammer. No harm, no foul. It’s all in how you spread out the impact.
Interesting timing. Just yesterday i watched a science short on how this is done. Demonstrated how the pressure on the nails is distributed. Used balloons at first. Then a human volunteer. They didn’t mention jumping on the bed…
When I was a child, I was walking along the beach when I stepped on a spiky shell. The spike broke off and I had to go to hospital to have it removed. It was almost an inch long.
fullmoondeb Premium Member about 5 years ago
Stop needling him, Dad.
Zykoic about 5 years ago
Hindu? Hindon’t!
SusanSunshine Premium Member about 5 years ago
Pretty tacky bedroom for a kid.
VictoryRider about 5 years ago
Just flip it over next time.
Richard S Russell Premium Member about 5 years ago
In a live demo on stage during the Mythbusters farewell tour, Adam Savage lay down (gently) on a bed of nails, then Jamie Hyneman put a concrete block on Adam’s belly and gave it a good whack with a sledgehammer. No harm, no foul. It’s all in how you spread out the impact.
iggyman about 5 years ago
You know the son got the point!
Stevefk about 5 years ago
Okay, we got you all bandaged up, now go outside and play with your pet porcupine in the cactus garden!
FassEddie about 5 years ago
That kid’s a side-show-off!
uniquename about 5 years ago
His son is not the sharpest tack on the bed.
Darryl Heine about 5 years ago
OUCH!
Major Matt Mason Premium Member about 5 years ago
“You KNOW the bed of coals is for jumping on!”
Plods with ...™ about 5 years ago
My grandson had a fascination with the flame on the gas stove when he was little. His mother kept telling him over and over Don’t touch! Hot!
My son said He’s gonna eventually touch it, might as well get it over with.
Grand never touched it again. Before we get nastygrams, it was no more than a sunburn.
Nate England about 5 years ago
But I’ll bet he stuck the landing…
manlion1andrew about 5 years ago
Sharp criticism.
Jeffin Premium Member about 5 years ago
Nailed it!
Zebrastripes about 5 years ago
Dad comes right to the point…..he’s a real prickly kind of guy….
osceola about 5 years ago
When you grow up, there’s another thing you won’t want to do on a bed of nails.
Lablubber about 5 years ago
Could have been worse. Could have been a memory nail mattress.
Packratjohn Premium Member about 5 years ago
Interesting timing. Just yesterday i watched a science short on how this is done. Demonstrated how the pressure on the nails is distributed. Used balloons at first. Then a human volunteer. They didn’t mention jumping on the bed…
JMG316 about 5 years ago
A young Mick Foley? :)
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] about 5 years ago
There is a particular way you lay on it so that you don’t get punctured.
pcolli about 5 years ago
When I was a child, I was walking along the beach when I stepped on a spiky shell. The spike broke off and I had to go to hospital to have it removed. It was almost an inch long.
David Peters about 5 years ago
Dad: I think he got the point! Learning curve…
gopher gofer about 5 years ago
now, get back to practicing your flute with your pet cobra
the humorist formerly known as Hotshot1984 Premium Member about 5 years ago
His parents probably named him Spike