I learnt about this exchange in the movie Lawrence of Arabia where Lawrence extinguished a match between his thumb and forefinger. William Potter, another character, surreptitiously attempts the same
William Potter: Ooh! It damn well ‘urts!
Lawrence: Certainly it hurts.
Officer : What’s the trick then?
Lawrence: The trick, William Potter, is not minding that it hurts.
The trick is not minding it hurts indeed.
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