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Netizens Enumerate 30 Things That Are Way Worse Than Stepping On A Lego

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According to scientists, up to 70K nerve endings are concentrated in the human foot - and about all of them are activated when we step on a Lego brick. This is really damn painful, and humanity should only be grateful to the Danish businessmen that they established their toy brand about the time the Inquisition stopped using torture.

Moreover, we are almost sure that if the International Chamber of Weights and Measures wanted to establish a special unit for painful sensations, then it could well be "one Lego". And yet, according to some people, there are feelings and things that are way more unpleasant.

There is a popular thread in the AskReddit community whose author - apparently "inspired" by a bad stepping - once asked "What's worse than stepping on a Lego?" As of today, the thread has nearly 4K upvotes and over 7.2K comments listing both funny and really tragic stuff.

Bored Panda has put together a list of the most popular opinions from this thread for you. Laughter and tears, comedy and tragedy - feel free to scroll to the very end, and even better - tell us in the comments what else, in your opinion, feels more unpleasant than stepping on a Lego?

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#1

Netizens Enumerate 30 Things That Are Way Worse Than Stepping On A Lego Stepping on your pet's paw/tail

KingBoobLic , Lottie Report

Final score:

281points

Kookamunga 2 years ago

...and always "I'm so so sorry! I'm sorry!" and hoping they understand you didn't mean it.

116points

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#2

Netizens Enumerate 30 Things That Are Way Worse Than Stepping On A Lego Sneezing while on your period

Disastrous-Ad7454 , Eli Duke Report

Final score:

265points

TheAquarius1978 2 years ago

Dunno, don't have an uterus, please explains.

43points

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#3

Netizens Enumerate 30 Things That Are Way Worse Than Stepping On A Lego Accidentally biting a chunk off the inside of your cheek whilst eating.

GLucey , SnugglePilot Report

Final score:

261points

Weed in the Garden 2 years ago

...and then doing again in the exact same spot it 10 minutes later because that's what happens!

156points

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#4

Netizens Enumerate 30 Things That Are Way Worse Than Stepping On A Lego When you have socks on, go into your kitchen area, and step into 'wet.'

CarderSC2 , star athena Report

Final score:

210points

TheAquarius1978 2 years ago

Bathroom is even worst, because now you have wet feet and doubts.

93points

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#5

Netizens Enumerate 30 Things That Are Way Worse Than Stepping On A Lego Stubbing your pinky toe so hard that it kind of peals away your skin.

Important-Shift8933 , Jose and Roxanne Report

Final score:

160points

Xaqualyn 2 years ago

I think I will have nightmares about this post. Please let me never experience this lol

7points

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#6

Netizens Enumerate 30 Things That Are Way Worse Than Stepping On A Lego Both sides of the pillow being warm.

shak_0508 , Rebecca Siegel Report

Final score:

148points

TheAquarius1978 2 years ago

And moist, warm and moist...... ( We have 80% humidity here sometimes )

36points

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#7

Netizens Enumerate 30 Things That Are Way Worse Than Stepping On A Lego The only thing in existence that hurts more than stepping on a lego is getting hit in the ankle with the side of a scooter.

Humble_Wonder937 , Quinn Dombrowski Report

Final score:

142points

TheAquarius1978 2 years ago

Squishing One of your NUTS between your leg and the side wall of your car's bucket seat os INFINITLY worst.

29points

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#8

Netizens Enumerate 30 Things That Are Way Worse Than Stepping On A Lego Stepping on two legos

Electronic_Arm3469 , Jonathan Stewart Report

Final score:

138points

Mark Berry 2 years ago

Worse than one!

17points

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#9

Netizens Enumerate 30 Things That Are Way Worse Than Stepping On A Lego Stepping on upturned plug.

LucyVialli , Brad.K Report

Final score:

132points

Nathaniel 2 years ago

As a toddler my brother fell head first on an upturned plug, The three prongs went into his face around his eye. Luckily none of the prongs actually went into his eye.

45points

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#10

Netizens Enumerate 30 Things That Are Way Worse Than Stepping On A Lego No one ever talks about stepping on Jacks. Those caltrop looking things.

Nuclear_Mouse , Sue Thompson Report

Final score:

119points

ZombieSushi386 2 years ago

This should be higher up. Pure torture.

21points

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#11

Netizens Enumerate 30 Things That Are Way Worse Than Stepping On A Lego when you want to sneeze but can't

Top-Appeal-950 , John Seb Barber Report

Final score:

112points

ExplorerPanda 2 years ago

Happens In Yawning as well and this is the thing I hate the most!

14points

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#12

Netizens Enumerate 30 Things That Are Way Worse Than Stepping On A Lego Accidentally plunging a q-tip way too far into your ear!

Julkorven , greg Report

Final score:

108points

ExplorerPanda 2 years ago

Godddddd, pain in even listening.

27points

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#13

Netizens Enumerate 30 Things That Are Way Worse Than Stepping On A Lego Finding half a caterpillar inside the apple you are eating.

ramriot , I likE plants! Report

Final score:

103points

TheAquarius1978 2 years ago

Finding a roach in your " bacalhau á Brás" ( its food Google it ) its, well i was gonna say worst, but its the same c**p.

14points

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#14

Netizens Enumerate 30 Things That Are Way Worse Than Stepping On A Lego Stepping on a Monopoly house.

EmmyLornz , Images Money Report

Final score:

103points

Deborah Harris 2 years ago

No but I did have to get one of the little green ones out of my sons nostril once, does that count?

35points

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#15

Netizens Enumerate 30 Things That Are Way Worse Than Stepping On A Lego feeling your partner drifting away from you even tho they won’t admit it

Ok-Table-7038 , Adam Jones Report

Final score:

103points

Kitten Dog Mom 2 years ago

That's sad

24points

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#16

Netizens Enumerate 30 Things That Are Way Worse Than Stepping On A Lego Stepping on a bee ?

SEVERYN4YK , Jordan Schwartz Report

Final score:

97points

Nathaniel 2 years ago (edited)

When your dog steps on a bee? After it did a big dump on a bed?

73points

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#17

Netizens Enumerate 30 Things That Are Way Worse Than Stepping On A Lego Stepping on a sea urchin

TaxThoseLiars , Tanya Impeartrice Report

Final score:

95points

sofacushionfort 2 years ago

Or stepping on a street urchin. But if they’re plucky, you take them in and they save the day from nefarious stock manipulators.

52points

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#18

Netizens Enumerate 30 Things That Are Way Worse Than Stepping On A Lego Watching your older sister have a brain aneurysm at 20 and die in 10 minutes. And now you're turning 22, living longer than she did

keste_kevin13 , bfi Business Furniture Inc. Report

Final score:

94points

Al Connor 2 years ago

I am so sorry x

65points

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#19

Netizens Enumerate 30 Things That Are Way Worse Than Stepping On A Lego Sitting on a pitchfork hidden within a haystack.

Back2Bach , Nic McBride Report

Final score:

91points

TheAquarius1978 2 years ago

Wierdly specific....

66points

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#20

Netizens Enumerate 30 Things That Are Way Worse Than Stepping On A Lego Stepping on a hard dog chew that has the ability to roll at 3 a.m on the way fo the bathroom

notsleptyet , Kevin Report

Final score:

83points

Deborah Harris 2 years ago

Hard chews are fine.. stepping on their squeaky ball whilst headbutting a kitchen cupboard and having a chonky house hippo thinking your playing ... is a whole new kind of pain

46points

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#21

Netizens Enumerate 30 Things That Are Way Worse Than Stepping On A Lego Stepping on a dropped pin that’s lurking in the carpet next to my daughter’s sewing machine.

OldBob10 , Artotem Report

Final score:

83points

Eric C. 2 years ago

I had something like this happen to me, only I didn't step ON it so much as it got jammed into my big toe so hard that it was stuck in the bone. It literally required pliers to get it out. 😬😬😬

28points

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#22

Netizens Enumerate 30 Things That Are Way Worse Than Stepping On A Lego A small thin shard of glass that breaks apart when tweezers pull on it.

BassoHaase , therilesyouknow Report

Final score:

78points

Fluffy mommy panda 2 years ago

Oh I've done this.

4points

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#23

Netizens Enumerate 30 Things That Are Way Worse Than Stepping On A Lego Stepping on an upturned electrical power plug, australian version (check out our plugs), with barefeet and in the cold.

F**k that.

Oh, also when I woke up and thought I was blind but it turned out it was a Huntsman on my face.

superjaywars , Malvineous Report

Final score:

74points

Kitten Dog Mom 2 years ago

Spider?? OH H&LL NO!!!

8points

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#24

Netizens Enumerate 30 Things That Are Way Worse Than Stepping On A Lego Stepping on a Barbie high heeled shoe

anon , Quaisior Report

Final score:

71points

ZombieSushi386 2 years ago

I forgot about this one until just now. Ouch!!!

11points

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#25

Netizens Enumerate 30 Things That Are Way Worse Than Stepping On A Lego Stepping on a landmine

UnconstrictedEmu , Clear Path International Report

Final score:

69points

TheAquarius1978 2 years ago

To be fair lol, you're not gonna feel that much....

46points

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#26

Netizens Enumerate 30 Things That Are Way Worse Than Stepping On A Lego Stepping on a d4

Capt_ZzL4X , 4zHaR Report

Final score:

69points

Cyris Cline 2 years ago

i love dndl ol this rly hurts

12points

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#27

Netizens Enumerate 30 Things That Are Way Worse Than Stepping On A Lego Losing your enire family in a car accident

ShoulderNecessary867 , Emmett Tullos Report

Final score:

67points

TheAquarius1978 2 years ago

This went dark preety fast...

139points

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#28

Netizens Enumerate 30 Things That Are Way Worse Than Stepping On A Lego Speaking from experience, stepping on those things that hold the corncob. Went right through my foot.

WoolooMVP10 , in hiatus Report

Final score:

58points

Sue From Michigan 2 years ago

They're little double spears.

10points

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#29

Netizens Enumerate 30 Things That Are Way Worse Than Stepping On A Lego sleeping naked with cats in your room

WTF_MYEYES , versageek Report

Final score:

50points

TheAquarius1978 2 years ago

If your a guy, you deserved it..... I mean WTF where you expecting??? Its a cat, it attacks anything that dangles in front of it.

70points

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#30

Netizens Enumerate 30 Things That Are Way Worse Than Stepping On A Lego A broken heart?

nwll , Stephanie Follow Report

Final score:

36points

Weed in the Garden 2 years ago

Mmmmm, cookies!

30points

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Ladedah 2 years ago (edited)

Why is there always some depressing, unrelated personal event in a list of otherwise funny responses? "Losing Your Entire Family In A Car Accident"? "Watching Your Older Sister Have A Brain Aneurysm At 20 And Die In 10 Minutes"? Oddly specific and, also, in an entirely different category than "Stepping on a Lego." Not trying to be completely rude, but - seriously - just go get a therapist and stop mucking up the light-hearted posts with all the sympathy-seeking, heavy BS. Some people just need a fun distraction from their own s**t.

21points

butt soup 2 years ago (edited)

couldn't have said it better myself. although i feel sympathy for these people & wish they didn’t have to experience the heartache they've gone through, they seriously need to grasp the definition of context & learn when it's appropriate to share these sorts of things. no s**t, of course losing a loved one is more painful than stepping on a lego! nobody is doubting your pain! but people aren't here to read about your deepest darkest traumas, they're here to have a funny discussion about minor inconveniences. these people need therapy not only as an outlet for them to vent about the struggles they've faced, but also to deal with their inappropriate & obnoxious desire for others to approve of & validate their experiences.

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StrangeOne 2 years ago (edited)

Working in a call centre and someone comes on the phone, regardless if it's outbound or inbound and now you know you have to talk to someone who's likely not happy. That hits you in the gut pretty hard. I'm glad I'm leaving this job in a week and a half. I swear I'm gonna get an ulcer or something. See? The feeling is mutual.

14points

Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 2 years ago (edited)

Does BoredPanda edit their listicles anymore? Some of these took a really dark turn and were pretty damn disturbing....stepping on a Lego is very different than stepping on a landmine. The tone of this article was all over the place and kind of creepy at times.

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Ladedah 2 years ago (edited)

Why is there always some depressing, unrelated personal event in a list of otherwise funny responses? "Losing Your Entire Family In A Car Accident"? "Watching Your Older Sister Have A Brain Aneurysm At 20 And Die In 10 Minutes"? Oddly specific and, also, in an entirely different category than "Stepping on a Lego." Not trying to be completely rude, but - seriously - just go get a therapist and stop mucking up the light-hearted posts with all the sympathy-seeking, heavy BS. Some people just need a fun distraction from their own s**t.

21points

butt soup 2 years ago (edited)

couldn't have said it better myself. although i feel sympathy for these people & wish they didn’t have to experience the heartache they've gone through, they seriously need to grasp the definition of context & learn when it's appropriate to share these sorts of things. no s**t, of course losing a loved one is more painful than stepping on a lego! nobody is doubting your pain! but people aren't here to read about your deepest darkest traumas, they're here to have a funny discussion about minor inconveniences. these people need therapy not only as an outlet for them to vent about the struggles they've faced, but also to deal with their inappropriate & obnoxious desire for others to approve of & validate their experiences.

11points

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StrangeOne 2 years ago (edited)

Working in a call centre and someone comes on the phone, regardless if it's outbound or inbound and now you know you have to talk to someone who's likely not happy. That hits you in the gut pretty hard. I'm glad I'm leaving this job in a week and a half. I swear I'm gonna get an ulcer or something. See? The feeling is mutual.

14points

Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 2 years ago (edited)

Does BoredPanda edit their listicles anymore? Some of these took a really dark turn and were pretty damn disturbing....stepping on a Lego is very different than stepping on a landmine. The tone of this article was all over the place and kind of creepy at times.

12points

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