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vm_linuz t1_j6o0yuu wrote

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

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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