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what causes the heart attack ?
I was wondering that too.
what causes the heart attack ?
what causes the heart attack ?
what causes the heart attack ?
Its something to do with the brain being unable to process what will happen when you hit the ground.
There was a documentary about people jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge. Apparently the impact kills you instantly, iirc.
its probably rare that its immediatly fatal - in reality people probably live around 8 minutes on average after impact.
Wasnt this something to do with when you dream? From what i remember being told, If you have a dream where you are falling you will never hit the ground as your mind goes into shock and forces you to wake up. Its something to do with the brain being unable to process what will happen when you hit the ground. Also people have said that if you do actually manage to hit the ground it can cause you to have a heart attack as it a big shock to the system. Maybe you should try this next time you goto sleep try to dream about falling or jumping and see if you hit the ground. More safe to do than to actually jump off a building.
I read something once that said death from falling isn't caused by the first impact all the time, but rather when you 'bounce' and land again.
The first impact smashes your bones up but you tend to 'survive' it and then you bounce and when you impact again all your gizzards get punctured/smashed.
No idea how much truth there is to it though.
I read something once that said death from falling isn't caused by the first impact all the time, but rather when you 'bounce' and land again.
The first impact smashes your bones up but you tend to 'survive' it and then you bounce and when you impact again all your gizzards get punctured/smashed.
No idea how much truth there is to it though.
Sounds like the sort of thing Mythbusters might test, but falling to one's death is probably beyond their remit.