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Actually, I've heard women have a much higher pain threshold than men.

That is a bit of a misconception. They do, but only during childbirth.

Yeah, but that's a pretty good time to have it.

Of course, pain tolerance is also partially psychological, and someone could write a book solely about the societal and parental impact on a person's pain tolerance. It's not that simple one way or the other.

I mean, a street thug who brawls regularly is likely to have a higher tolerance than the average businessman.

Could they theoretically test their ideas by dressing 16yr old girls in period armor and have them engage in hour long bouts of sword play? You know, for science and stuff.