Drown or burn alive?

[Ricsow]

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[MaXenzie]

burn alive

wont feel anything after a few seconds

 

[Ricsow]

burn alive

wont feel anything after a few seconds

More like a few minutes

 

[GenericPlayer]

drown, i imagine it'd feel like sleep paralysis a bit, and then you'd fall unconscious, and then death

burning alive will sure as fuck keep you awake for the entire duration, and you're gonna feel that hard, and it deffo isn't instant either

 

[Ricsow]

drown, i imagine it'd feel like sleep paralysis a bit, and then you'd fall unconscious, and then death

burning alive will sure as fuck keep you awake for the entire duration, and you're gonna feel that hard, and it deffo isn't instant either

I almost drowned once, lemme tell you, the rush of trying to stay above waters sure does keep you awake aswell

 

[GenericPlayer]

I almost drowned once, lemme tell you, the rush of trying to stay above waters sure does keep you awake aswell

same, but once you get past that, i imagine you're alright

besides, it's not optional, the lack of oxygen can and will knock you out, and then kill you

 

[Deleted member 1381]

drown

very uncomfortable but painless at least

 

[bubblegum]

drown, i imagine it'd feel like sleep paralysis a bit, and then you'd fall unconscious, and then death

Not often apparently?

The instinct not to breathe underwater is so strong that it overcomes the agony of running out of air. No matter how desperate the drowning person is, he doesn't inhale until he’s on the verge of losing consciousness. At that point there’s so much carbon dioxide in the blood, and so little oxygen, that chemical sensors in the brain trigger an involuntary breath whether he’s underwater or not. That is called the 'break point.' Laboratory experiments have shown the break point to come after 87 seconds. It’s sort of a neurological optimism, as if the body were saying, Holding our breath is killing us, and breathing in might not kill us, so we might as well breathe in.

When the first involuntary breath occurs most people are still conscious, which is unfortunate, because the only thing more unpleasant than running out of air is breathing in water. At this point the person goes from voluntary to involuntary apnea, and the drowning begins in earnest. A spasmodic breath drags water into the mouth and windpipe, and then one of two things happens. In about ten percent of people, water—anything—touching the vocal cords triggers an immediate contraction in the muscles around the larynx. In effect, the central nervous system judges something in the voice box to be more of a threat than low oxygen levels in the blood, and acts accordingly. This is called laryngospasm. It’s so powerful that it overcomes the breathing reflex and eventually suffocates the person. A person with laryngospasm drowns without any water in his lungs.

In the other ninety percent of people, water floods the lungs and ends any waning transfer of oxygen to the blood. The clock is running down now; half-conscious and enfeebled by oxygen depletion, the person is in no position to fight his way back up to the surface. The very process of drowning makes it harder and harder not to drown, an exponential disaster curve similar to that of a sinking boat.

Video below is NSFL. It's a video of a woman stuck in her car, calling 911, sobbing to the operator as her car slowly fills with water. Horribly terrified. It's a death where you know exactly what's going on. Apparently water in your lungs hurts like fuck.

 

[Matty]

do i get to prepare myself for drowning
like am i able to breathe in and out and hyperventilate so i can trick my body into thinking i'll be able to last longer
its a thing that happens where people do it a bunch and their body doesnt trigger the warning or something
you'll just pass out without realizing whats going on iirc

 

[Deleted member 3818]

Burned, I’m kind of a masochist so I’d probably like it lol

 

[Charlie]

drown, i imagine it'd feel like sleep paralysis a bit, and then you'd fall unconscious, and then death

It does not. It's definitely better than burning alive, but it's extremely unpleasant to go out that way

source: almost drowned

 

[adnolug]

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I think drown wouldn't hurt as much as burn alive so yeah

 

[hbag]

drowning is the most painful known way to die, you feel it the entire time as liquid flows in and out of your lungs
a minute of burning at most and you dont have any nerve endings anymore

 

[Sil]

drowning is the most painful known way to die, you feel it the entire time as liquid flows in and out of your lungs
a minute of burning at most and you dont have any nerve endings anymore

factually wrong

drowning is one of the least painful ways to die, as when your lungs begin to fill your body fills with a bit of euphoria as your senses begin to dampen and you die of oxygen loss.

Burning is immensely painful, and you will likely die due to pain and shock or choking on smoke as opposed to burning. Even then, that's preferred as burning to death not only includes your skin's nerve endings frying to a crisp, but also a mix of all external and internal organs slowly cooking and melting & being seared. Just imagine how your eyes melting before yourself.

would you really prefer to have your eyes become liquid than to drown?

 

[Dallas]

nebulous suicide gang

 

[Deleted member 4425]

factually wrong

drowning is one of the least painful ways to die, as when your lungs begin to fill your body fills with a bit of euphoria as your senses begin to dampen and you die of oxygen loss.

Burning is immensely painful, and you will likely die due to pain and shock or choking on smoke as opposed to burning. Even then, that's preferred as burning to death not only includes your skin's nerve endings frying to a crisp, but also a mix of all external and internal organs slowly cooking and melting & being seared. Just imagine how your eyes melting before yourself.

would you really prefer to have your eyes become liquid than to drown?

idk man I drowned a couple of days ago it wasn't that epic

 

[Sil]

idk man I drowned a couple of days ago it wasn't that epic

genuinely though, drowning is way better than burning.

at least when you drown, you eventually just stop feeling the pain as you basically fall asleep due to having not enough oxygen.

burning keeps you awake until the very end

 

[Deleted member 1392]

drown in whiskey

 

[Deleted member 4425]

genuinely though, drowning is way better than burning.

at least when you drown, you eventually just stop feeling the pain as you basically fall asleep due to having not enough oxygen.

burning keeps you awake until the very end

yeah but drowning i have to think of my life and all my regrets

that sounds more painful than anything else

 

[Luft]

burn alive

your nerves will be dead to a point where you wont feel shit after some point

when you drown you feel everything