The pain of a first degree burns pales in comparison to dominating the star count the whole game, only to lose after the playing is finished due to someone else eking by due to impossible-to-predict bonus stars. Toad is a masochist, and he would give us all third degree burns too if they didn't destroy nerves and therefore the ability to feel them.

>Toad is a masochist

I love the "inner beast" which often appears between well-matched players.