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Old 14-10-2007, 05:31 PM #1
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Passing On: What It's Like To Die
Updated: 11:07, Sunday October 14, 2007

Most of us have probably wondered what it is like to die - so scientists have tackled the issue head-on and revealed the macabre yet fascinating truth.

...And the other side of the storyNew Scientist magazine has pondered the subject in great depth in its latest issue, discussing the various ways of meeting one's end, from being burned alive to drowning and decapitation.

The experts have taken their evidence from advances in medical sciences and accounts from lucky survivors.

Whatever the mode of death, it is usually a lack of oxygen to the brain that delivers the "coup de grace", says the report.

But in case there are still questions, here are some of their conclusions:

Drowning:
Victims first panic and try to hold their breath, typically for 30 to 90 seconds. Survivors have reported a "tearing and burning" sensation as water enters the lungs - but it is quickly followed by a feeling of calmness and tranquility. Oxygen deprivation results in loss of consciousness, the heart stopping and brain death.

Heart attack:
A "squeezing" chest pain, or feeling of pressure, is the most common symptom as the heart muscle struggles for oxygen. Disruption of the normal heart rhythm effectively stops the heart beating. Loss of consciousness can occur in about 10 seconds and death can follow minutes later.

Loss of blood:
Marked by several stages of "haemorrhagic shock". Anyone losing 1.5 litres of blood feels weak, thirsty and anxious. By the time two litres are lost, people experience dizziness, confusion and eventual unconsciousness.

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Electrocution:
A household electric shock might stop the heart, leading to unconsciousness after around 10 seconds. Higher currents through the heart or brain can produce almost immediate unconsciousness. However, it has been claimed that prisoners executed with the electric chair may actually have died from heating of the brain or suffocation.

Fall from a height:
Survivors of great falls often report the sensation of time slowing down. A study of 100 suicide jumps from San Francisco's 246-ft-high Golden Gate Bridge found numerous cases of instantaneous death involving collapsed lungs, exploded hearts or damage to organs from broken ribs.

Hanging:
Hanging suicides and old-fashioned executions cause death by strangulation. This can lead to unconsciousness in 10 seconds but a poorly placed noose may result in many minutes of suffering. "Long drop" hangings are designed to break the neck. But a study of the remains of 34 prisoners executed in this way found that four-fifths died partly from asphyxiation.

Fire:
Burns inflict intense pain, and boost the skin's pain sensitivity. As superficial nerves are destroyed, some feeling is lost - but not much, according to experts. But most people who die in fires are actually killed by inhaling toxic gases and asphyxiation.

Decapitation:
Beheading can be swift and painless but consciousness is believed to continue for a short time after the spinal cord is severed. Experts have calculated that the brain might remain functioning for seven seconds. Reports from guillotine executions in France cited cases where movements of the eyes and mouth were seen for up to 30 seconds.
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Woah.
Fascinating.
But.
I felt ill reading through that =/
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Woah...Thats a Really Erm Interesting Read.
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Interesting indeed dont want to die specially not burning to death.
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Woah.
Fascinating.
But.
I felt ill reading through that =/

yeah it is horrible isnt it
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Exciting. I like the idea of decapitation.
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The decapitaition one is very interesting.
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My dad was a fire chief and he once attended a car accident where the driver had clean decapitation and their head had rolled feet away from the car - apparently for up to a minute after the crash onlookers had reported the eyes looking around and the mouth opening and closing.
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Oooh, nasty, Lauren. I'd hate to see something like that. But that's quite interesting if they saw movement...
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My dad was a fire chief and he once attended a car accident where the driver had clean decapitation and their head had rolled feet away from the car - apparently for up to a minute after the crash onlookers had reported the eyes looking around and the mouth opening and closing.
They saw what happened but they don't realize, or at least for 2-3 second, not until 30 seconds.
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if i had to choose one ild get my head cut off
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omg lauren thats horrific!
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I have always had a fear of being seriously burnt and now I can see why !!!

Decapitation is certainly the most curious way to go and it would make sense that there might be a level of consciousness until full blood loss.

Perhaps this is why the French used the guillotine during the revolution ,giving a few seconds to gloat at their aristocrats. (sorry, I think that was a joke)
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Perhaps this is why the French used the guillotine during the revolution ,giving a few seconds to gloat at their aristocrats. (sorry, I think that was a joke)
Well actually it's a little bit true, they loved watching their artistocrats being killed in front of everyone lol.
But we don't use it since the 70's...fortunatly !
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