Question: Why a person can lie down (carefully) on a bed of nails, but cannot step (without being injured) on a nail? Approximately how many times

Why a person can lie down (carefully) on a bed of nails, but cannot step (without being injured) on a nail? Approximately how many times higher is the pressure in the second case (show calculation).

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