Wouldn't it have happened so fast that they never even registered the pain of being crushed? Like, the signal from the body never even reached the brain, it was so fast.

[–] just_another_person 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So fast they'd not even be able to register what was happening. Not a bad way to go.

[–] snausagesinablanket 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'll take dying in my sleep for 100 Alex.

[–] jordanlund 21 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No joke, I was in the hospital with a heart attack back in January, waiting on my stent.

Woke up at 6 AM and was fiddling on my phone such as you do. Nurse comes in:

"Were you asleep about an hour ago?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Your heart stopped for 8 seconds."

"Um... thank you? I'm not sure what to do with that information..."

[–] Supervivens 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I never really got the “heart stop = dead” thing like yes, if you’re heart stops you’re going to die, but even when someone is beheaded, they are still conscious enough for a few seconds to blink their eyes in response to questions. It’s when the electrical signals in your brain stop that you’re actually dead, not your heart.

[–] jordanlund 8 points 2 months ago

Yup! I love the whole pro life "abortion stops a beating heart!" thing. The heart doesn't really mean much, you can make a heart beat in a petrie dish, that doesn't make it "alive".

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/feb/02/stem-cell-research-heart-disease-long-qt