Why Does Getting Kicked in the Groin Hurt SO Much?
Getting kicked anywhere hurts, but getting kicked in the groin REALLY hurts for a few different reasons. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://w...
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Getting kicked anywhere hurts. But getting kicked in the groin really hurts. It hurts so much that in most martial arts it’s an illegal move, sometimes called a “low blow”. And that phrase has come to mean any kind of shameful, unfair attack. Even if you’ve never experienced the immense pain of that low blow yourself, you’re probably at least familiar with it from things like slapstick comedy, self-defense, the protective cups of athletes, or America’s Funniest Home Videos. You might think of this as a male-only issue, but getting kicked in the groin it’s gonna hurt anybody. There’s a whole collection of factors that come together to make getting hit in the groin the worst thing ever: you have more nerves there, and it’s an area tha...
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Getting kicked anywhere hurts. But getting kicked in the groin really hurts. It hurts so much that in most martial arts it’s an illegal move, sometimes called a “low blow”. And that phrase has come to mean any kind of shameful, unfair attack. Even if you’ve never experienced the immense pain of that low blow yourself, you’re probably at least familiar with it from things like slapstick comedy, self-defense, the protective cups of athletes, or America’s Funniest Home Videos. You might think of this as a male-only issue, but getting kicked in the groin it’s gonna hurt anybody. There’s a whole collection of factors that come together to make getting hit in the groin the worst thing ever: you have more nerves there, and it’s an area tha...
