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A married couple went to the hospital together to have their baby delivered. Upon their arrival, the doctor said he had invented a new machine that would transfer a portion of the mother's labor pain to the father. They asked if he was willing to try it out. They were both very much in favor of it.

The doctor set it to 10 percent for starters, explaining that 10 percent was probably more pain than the father has experienced before. But as the labor progressed, the husband felt fine, so he asked the doctor to turn it up a notch.

The doctor then adjusted the machine to 20 percent pain transfer. The husband was still feeling fine. The doctor checked the husband's blood pressure and was amazed at how well he was doing.
At this, they decided to try for 50 percent. The husband continued to feel quite well. Since it was obviously helping his wife out considerably, he encouraged the doctor to transfer ALL of the pain to him.

The wife delivered a healthy baby with virtually no pain. She and her husband were ecstatic.

When they got home, the mailman was dead on their porch.