A most interesting book came our way recently. It is called Pain: The Science of Suffering, and is written by Patrick Wall (London: Weidenfeld &Nicolson, 1999). An interesting chapter refers to pain thresholds. Making the point that pain thresholds are higher for experiences with which we are familiar, Wall says,
A very careful Canadian study [...] showed that women had a higher treshold for heat pain whereas men had a higher threshold for electric shocks. In our society, women have far more experience of handling hot plates with apparent impunity while men, with their enthusiastic fiddling with car engines and electrical gadgets, are usually familiar with tingling or stabbing electric shocks. (p. 68)
The dangers of separate taps are manifold |
An old favourite: the mixer tap in the disabled toilet at Catterick Garrison; read more about it here |
At the Sculptures by the Sea exhibition in Sydney. (If you like this, you might enjoy our other toilet-related royals; see them here and here.) |
A Note on Desperate Measures
Mixer Taps - The Great Controversy, or, When Will Britain Enter the 21st Century?, or, You Are Not Alone!
Are You British? Does Tap Sanity Elude You?
The History of Plumbing: A Recap
Terminator Toilet
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