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CoffeeBeanx3 t1_jc80tjp wrote

Well, in case you're interested - the periosteum is highly sensitive to pain. That's why you felt it when the nails were hammered into your bones.

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coilycat t1_jc8idc6 wrote

I thought the lack of nerves at that point would prevent the feeling of pain.

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CoffeeBeanx3 t1_jc9dbgm wrote

The periosteum is highly innervated. Mate still had a spine and eyes, so likely he had a brain too, where the signals from the nerves could be interpreted.

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