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Nitpicking: adrenaline doesn’t act that rapidly. Rather it’s the sympathetic response to a perceived threat.
by aaaaaaaaaab 8y ago
Nitpicking: adrenaline doesn’t act that rapidly. Rather it’s the sympathetic response to a perceived threat.
- stinos 8y agoA.k.a. instinct. Wouldn't the majority of people in this situation, past climbing experience or not, try to hold on to that branch with all possible strength? It's either that or possibly severe injury/death. It's possible the climbing experience makes the OP do this action in a better way than people with no such experience though.
- aaaaaaaaaab 8y agoYes, as illustrated in this video: https://youtu.be/dLBJA8SlH2w https://youtu.be/dLBJA8SlH2w