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There's this sorta humorous saying that goes around. Paraphrasing it here: "We always have about two minutes to live, but breathing resets the clock."
by AnonC 6y ago
There's this sorta humorous saying that goes around. Paraphrasing it here:
"We always have about two minutes to live, but breathing resets the clock."
- kumarvvr 6y agoAnother way of saying is that the closest relative for anyone alive is death. Its always between your breaths.
- MereInterest 6y agoRelated and terrifying: CHS, also known as "Ondine's curse". Essentially, all breathing is manual and under conscious control. If you forget, or fall asleep when away from a ventilator, you fail to reset that two minute clock. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_hypoventilation_syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_hypoventilation_syndro...
- tomcam 6y agoOK you're off my Christmas list