Ive heard that placing pennies on the temples of your head cures headaches, and if you've ever tried this, you'd know that they do stay in place without any glue, tape or anything of that sort, and that it works. My question is, why exactly does this happen, and why do they stay in place only if your head actualy hurts?
P.s. it also stays on my forehead, but i dont know if that cures anything.
2006-09-12 10:35:49 · 10 answers · asked by nerveserver 5 in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
Little known fact, your brain is a magnate for copper.
2006-09-12 10:37:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
they stick because of the surface of your skin is porous and it also releases small amounts of oil which help the pennies to stick. as for the pennies helping to relieve headaches...not likely, its probably just psychosomatic....pennies are no longer made of copper either, i say that because some ppl believe that copper helps everything from arthritis to headaches but there have been no scientific data to prove it. stick with aspirin, tylenol or use some of the topical pain relievers like aspercreme they help...just don't get it in your eyes.
2006-09-12 10:40:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Are you trying to get us to put pennies on our temples?
2006-09-12 10:37:00 · answer #3 · answered by aries4272 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because your skin has oils on it that a penny, paperclip, tissue, stray hair, or anything else small,for that matter, can stick to.
2006-09-12 10:39:21 · answer #4 · answered by Angela M 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Capillary action, but I don't believe in this cure.
2006-09-12 10:38:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
humans give of a small amount of magnitism when they have headaches
2006-09-12 10:38:58 · answer #6 · answered by ziegler910 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Must be animal magentism
2006-09-12 10:37:38 · answer #7 · answered by Taylor29 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I will take my Tylenol over your 2 cents..
ha ha ha
:)
2006-09-12 10:38:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
If you try this your eyes may cross and stay that way forEVER.......EEEEEVVVVVVERRRRRR!
2006-09-12 10:39:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
so do quarters
2006-09-12 10:38:08 · answer #10 · answered by sasha 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋