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To: Big Red Badger
I'm serious. In most falling cases, the person dies in mid-air due to the abject trauma of facing death, or they faint and go unconscious.

After dying in your sleep, it is the most peaceful way to go, believe it or not.

19 posted on 12/14/2017 5:00:24 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (10% pure, flat income tax for everyone. No deductions, credits, or loopholes.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

I just want to “Hold On” as long as possible,I suppose.


26 posted on 12/14/2017 5:24:20 PM PST by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

According to interviews of the (few) survivors who jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge, time slows down and they became hyper aware. Actually the opposite of what you describe

And, according to the interviews, during those slow subjective seconds before they hit the water they all regretted jumping.


35 posted on 12/14/2017 5:42:49 PM PST by Gideon7
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist; Big Red Badger

“The important thing to realise from this tale is that the act of falling freely does not kill you. You might become so terrified as you fall (which sounds very reasonable to me) that you might psychologically “freeze” and become unaware of your environment, but the actual fall does not kill you...There was a case of a parachutist who survived a fall (with broken limbs) when her parachute did not open. But the ground was very soft, and according to the fire officer, “She left a good 12 inch hole into the ground”.”

http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2005/09/13/1459026.htm


45 posted on 12/14/2017 6:13:45 PM PST by Mr Rogers (Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools)
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