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llanelliboyo OP t1_j6nzfqs wrote

Reply to comment by vm_linuz in eli5: Why do tattoos cause vastly differing levels of pain just millimetres apart on your skin? by llanelliboyo

I love thos answer but I have a follow-up :

Would the dense and sparse areas be so close together on my forearm. It was literally 1 or 2 mm difference in pain levels.

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vm_linuz t1_j6o0yuu wrote

Yup!

A picture would do it better justice, but basically the bigger nerve bundles are deeper in the skin, so they mostly activate when you're right over them

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llanelliboyo OP t1_j6o13np wrote

Thanks again. I am now off to confuse myself by looking at nerve maps.

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vm_linuz t1_j6o16gr wrote

Haha they legit look like plant roots wrapping around a person

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