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Lego’s are one of the most powerful weapons of a child’s arsenal. You know exactly what it is at the moment of impact. You may not know the exact size or color of the piece, but you know what it is. Anyone who has ever stepped on a Lego knows how intense the pain is. The pain goes away slowly, but you can still feel it long after the initial impact.

It is a one of a kind pain that I would not wish upon my worst enemy. I personally think that having to walk across a “path of Lego’s” would be an adequate method of torture for the worst of criminals. Not that the US government would ever have a prisoner being held under the Patriot Act walk across a path of Lego’s.

I have chills from just thinking about the pain that those little bricks can cause. How is it that such a fun toy can be so harmful. The sharp corners and the blunt spines feel like knives being jammed into the soles of your feet. Such an immense pain cannot be fully and accurately described in words, but I am sure that almost everyone has been through the agony before.