• Question: Is it true that 90% of people do remember how they get bruises?

    Asked by grococka09 to Helen, Jenni, Mark, Martin, Stu on 24 Jun 2011.
    • Photo: Helen O'Connor

      Helen O'Connor answered on 23 Jun 2011:


      I can’t find any evidence for that – I think people might forget how they got 90% of their bruises if they were drunk, but I mostly remember bruises when I bang into something because it hurts so much at the time.

      Some people do bruise more easily than others, so they might bruise from something that didnt hurt much (like gentle pressure) and that they didnt notice at the time.

    • Photo: Mark Burnley

      Mark Burnley answered on 24 Jun 2011:


      Hmm, as Helen says that’s quite a precise statistic, and not one I’ve ever heard before! I can’t help with the answer to this one, sorry!

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