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Jun 21, 2022 2:49 PM
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If you've seen a moderate amount of anime, you have probably seen something like this:


And well, the thing is, getting flicked on the forehead doesn't actually hurt. Like really, I tried. It does not hurt.
But anime makes such a big deal out of it, like getting a cold!
While some characters are indeed super powered, I believe the root of the issue is that anime characters simply have a very weak forehead.
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Jun 21, 2022 2:55 PM
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actually it hurts like hell, my language teacher in school used to do that to us, it was literally torture and we got bumps
Jun 21, 2022 3:01 PM
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Catalano said:
actually it hurts like hell, my language teacher in school used to do that to us, it was literally torture and we got bumps

According to my grandma's tales, back when she was in school, the trending punishment was hitting the students on the nails with a long wooden ruler.
Now THAT actually hurts.
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Jun 21, 2022 3:03 PM
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JaniSIr said:
Catalano said:
actually it hurts like hell, my language teacher in school used to do that to us, it was literally torture and we got bumps

According to my grandma's tales, back when she was in school, the trending punishment was hitting the students on the nails with a long wooden ruler.
Now THAT actually hurts.

I heard that, and making students stand still kneeling on said square wooden ruler were popular punishment in my mom's days ;)
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Jun 21, 2022 3:06 PM
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It doesn't hurt like a punch, but yeah it can hurt and it's worse when you're unprepared. Try asking someone you know of moderate force to flick you when you least expect and not when you're prepared to receive one, you'll probably change your mind.

And even then, it's annoying as hell.
Jun 21, 2022 3:07 PM
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1. Akame ga Kill
2. Symphogear
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Jun 21, 2022 3:08 PM
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Yes it does hurt quite a bit...
Just do that to an object like an old remote or old phone and see how far it goes flying..
There's an anime when they used fingure flicking to fight with bottle caps... it's called bottle necks or something like that..
 

Jun 21, 2022 3:09 PM
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It does hurt, kinda depends on how strong your head/the flick tho.
JaniSIr said:
Catalano said:
actually it hurts like hell, my language teacher in school used to do that to us, it was literally torture and we got bumps

According to my grandma's tales, back when she was in school, the trending punishment was hitting the students on the nails with a long wooden ruler.
Now THAT actually hurts.

That's my punishment in elementary school if we have long/dirty nails.
Jun 21, 2022 3:10 PM
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Whaaat, you mean to say anime exaggerates things and is not actually a 1:1 representation of real life? Impossible!
Jun 21, 2022 3:11 PM

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"And well, the thing is, getting flicked on the forehead doesn't actually hurt."

Well it hurts me...maybe I am oversensitive...or the OP doesn't have strong enough fingers or something.
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Satyr_icon said:
It doesn't hurt like a punch, but yeah it can hurt and it's worse when you're unprepared. Try asking someone you know of moderate force to flick you when you least expect and not when you're prepared to receive one, you'll probably change your mind.

And even then, it's annoying as hell.

I guess I'd consider it annoying too...
But come on, on the second gif she had like a full second of lag!
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Jun 21, 2022 3:13 PM
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Them schools you guys went to sound violent...

We had a principal like principal kuno from ranma..
I thought he was cosplaying on my 1st day of junior High but apparently not...he liked chasing students trying to get them to cut their hair including the girls..
 

Jun 21, 2022 3:14 PM

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EdgyLord666 said:
It does hurt, kinda depends on how strong your head/the flick tho.
It hurts my flicking finger more than my forehead.
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Jun 21, 2022 3:19 PM

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ryo-san said:
Them schools you guys went to sound violent...

We had a principal like principal kuno from ranma..
I thought he was cosplaying on my 1st day of junior High but apparently not...he liked chasing students trying to get them to cut their hair including the girls..

Going to school during communism certainly sounds pretty different...
Of course those practices are long outlawed, and even the playgrounds have been ruined by the garbage EU safety regulations.
Honestly, the safety features of the playground caused me more injuries than prevented.
Playgrounds built from steel and concrete were much more fun!
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Jun 21, 2022 3:25 PM
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JaniSIr said:
ryo-san said:
Them schools you guys went to sound violent...

We had a principal like principal kuno from ranma..
I thought he was cosplaying on my 1st day of junior High but apparently not...he liked chasing students trying to get them to cut their hair including the girls..

Going to school during communism certainly sounds pretty different...
Of course those practices are long outlawed, and even the playgrounds have been ruined by the garbage EU safety regulations.
Honestly, the safety features of the playground caused me more injuries than prevented.
Playgrounds built from steel and concrete were much more fun!



I was talking about how concrete and steel ruined playgrounds just yesterday...
I think you couldn't have seen my posts.. anyway i think that's a fair assessment...
 

Jun 21, 2022 3:27 PM
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That's anime for ya. Things tend to be exaggerated.
Jun 21, 2022 3:29 PM

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you're probably subconsciously holding back. I just did it on myself full force, and it stung quite a bit

Jun 21, 2022 3:30 PM

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It actually hurts. Maybe you just have weak ass noodle fingers.
Jun 21, 2022 3:51 PM

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ryo-san said:
JaniSIr said:

Going to school during communism certainly sounds pretty different...
Of course those practices are long outlawed, and even the playgrounds have been ruined by the garbage EU safety regulations.
Honestly, the safety features of the playground caused me more injuries than prevented.
Playgrounds built from steel and concrete were much more fun!



I was talking about how concrete and steel ruined playgrounds just yesterday...
I think you couldn't have seen my posts.. anyway i think that's a fair assessment...

I didn't see that... But like that plastic and rubbery material on the current playground is horrible.
Plus on the wooden castle they added bars so that kids don't fall down, but I just ended p hitting my back on those because they are too low.
Falling down wasn't ever an issue..
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It actually hurts. Maybe you just have weak ass noodle fingers.
Strong forehead, thank you very much.
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Jun 21, 2022 7:09 PM

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It hurts because it's unexpected. Of course it won't hurt if you try it on yourself. Just like you can't tickle yourself.
Jun 21, 2022 7:15 PM
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Maybe it's just a matter of instincts.
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SkyfallStar said:
1. Akame ga Kill
2. Symphogear
3. Love Live
4. Durarara

Ty so much. I am going to watch these anime now.
Jun 22, 2022 1:31 AM

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Well.. I guess you've never tried doing it hard enough it actually does hurt x), I was doing that with my buddies before I even was involved with anime, at Aikido we were doing that to each other, with good technique and speed given to your middle finger while flicking it will hurt, not for a very long time but you'll feel the effects for 1-10 minutes.

ateks said:
It hurts because it's unexpected. Of course it won't hurt if you try it on yourself. Just like you can't tickle yourself.


You can do that to yourself to the extend of being hurt, just as written depends on technique and force/speed not the surprise element it does not work like that x) (just did it 5-10 times right now and well I feel some odd feeling -> I have a bigger physical pain resistance than average so I need to do that with more force/more times to feel it).

Just to surprise you, you can tickle yourself especially when you have tickles in your whole body as I have (yes I do have everywhere, it is tiring when everytime I am at barber any movement tickles me)
Jun 22, 2022 1:56 AM
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Depends on how hard.
If you did it like Itachi to sasuke during his final moment. than yeah not so much.
But if you did it like one punch man, than it will kill.
Its about how much power is built up behind the thumb, and how you hit.
Do you hit with the nail? do you graze or impact in full?

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