How does it feel to die?
What does it feel like to die? This article is all about the specific. E.g., on drowning:
When victims eventually submerge, they hold their breath for as long as possible, typically 30 to 90 seconds. After that, they inhale some water, splutter, cough and inhale more. Water in the lungs blocks gas exchange in delicate tissues, while inhaling water also triggers the airway to seal shut - a reflex called a laryngospasm. "There is a feeling of tearing and a burning sensation in the chest as water goes down into the airway. Then that sort of slips into a feeling of calmness and tranquility," says Tipton, describing reports from survivors.
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thanks, crazymonk.
because i'm already sleeping REALLY fucking well these days.
lylas,
jg
best clause in the article by far:
"Women are the worst"
Second best clause: "Studies on dogs in 1950": I hate us all.
List of my least preferable modes of death, within the scope of the article:
1) Burning to death.
2) A tie between being axed 11 times while fleeing and this:
"However, John Wikswo, a biophysicist at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, maintains that the thick, insulating bones of the skull would prevent sufficient current from reaching the brain, and prisoners could instead be dying from heating of the brain, or perhaps from suffocation due to paralysis of the breathing muscles - either way, an unpleasant way to go."
3) An unskillful hanging.
Poor animals.
Kind of a broad window here:
"A study of deadly falls in Hamburg, Germany, found that 75 per cent of victims died in the first few seconds or minutes after landing."