# Burn \[why doesn't it hurt?\]

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burn-why-doesnt-it-hurt/766934>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 26, 2016, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burn-why-doesnt-it-hurt/766934 "2016-09-26T15:21:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burn-why-doesnt-it-hurt/766934/4 "2016-09-26T16:23:46Z")

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If he has third degree burns and is not in pain, does it really matter to see a doctor? Not like the doctor can do anything about it. Shouldn’t he just count his good fortunes?

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