I got a serious burn on my hand once (3rd degree, but in a relatively small area)
It hurt like all heck.
But when I submerged my hand in a bucket of water, the pain completely stopped.
I slept that way (with my hand hanging over the bed in the water) all night.
By the next morning all the pain was gone. I still had the severe burn, and it took weeks to heal, but there was no more pain.
Does anyone here have experience in a hospital burn unit? Do they do this for patients?
I’m going to posit that you are secretly a salamander.
When I worked in a burn unit, 35 or so years ago, it wasn’t part of the treatment. However, using cold water immediately after a burn is recommended as first aid. It not only relieves the pain but actually stops the thermal burn and reduces damage.
Burns that don’t hurt are usually full thickness burns and are really bad news.
Well fire, ambulance, and rescue workers know that fluoride is best for burns, can even use toothpaste in a pinch.
So I’d guess your water had a small amount of fluoride too?
My understanding is once the skin burns off it also burn all the nerves off.
Back in the late 90’s there was a huge pipeline explosion in Bellingham Washington. It had been leaking gasoline into the river. 2 young boys were playing by the river when it exploded. The boys were completely fried and had no skin left. They were not in any pain because their skin was gone. They died talking to their parents as if nothing had happened to them.
I’m a Spokane woman and never had a burn worse than a sunburn in Acapulco. Even that hurt like hell.