Things one thinks about when about to die

[Ronin]

"**** this is gonna hurt"

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

So how many near-death experiences have you lot had, on average?!

I can't even think of one. Perhaps I've just lived a sheltered life.

[Ronin]

So how many near-death experiences have you lot had, on average?!

I can't even think of one. Perhaps I've just lived a sheltered life.

just the one....

I was surfing, lost control and fell straight head down to the bottom.....it was quick but not quick enough that I didn´t have time to realize that if there was a rock or something in the bottom I was done for (and thinking "**** this is gonna hurt").......luckily the bottom there was just sand.....it hurt....but once I made sure all the pieces still responded to my commands and moved I decided it was enough for the day and paddled for shore.

[BDC]

I had a near death experience this morning. Had I actually died my last thought would have been "never mixing on an empty stomach whilst taking decongestants again"...

[Mooks]

I suspect my last words are going to be "O, ****."

[Reenk Roink]

I suspect my last words are going to be "O, ****."

I smell another thread in the Watchtower...

[Mooks]

I smell another thread in the Watchtower...

Hahaha. Have to keep the admins on their toes.

Nice response time mithrandir. Next time ill get a stopwatch and see how long it takes someone to delete dirty pornography.

[Lemur]

So how many near-death experiences have you lot had, on average?!

I can't even think of one. Perhaps I've just lived a sheltered life.

Or maybe you're just a lucky guy. Depends on how you look at it.

I've had a few near-brushes. Most of my words and thoughts at those moments would be unprintable here. I can think of two incidents that wouldn't break any Org rules:

While sliding uncontrollably down an ice face in the Rockies: "I'm gonna hit the boulder field ..."

In Morocco, when a teenage soldier shoved an AK-47 in my stomach: "But I'm an American ..."

The latter must have been the last thought of a lot of my countrymen.

I've never had an opportunity to try to write something down -- my experiences have been fast and physical. Nothing like that for a long time now, for which I am duly grateful.

[Tachikaze]

I was mistakenly pulled over by police thinking I was armed and dangerous. I was driving a manual transmission car with the clutch depressed at a stop sign.

The first one yelled for me to stop, exited his car, and came over to my car, telling me to put my hands on the steering wheel. He had a bright chrome magnum aimed at my face. I could see the tips of the big, fat bullets in the magazine. I was so scared thinking that I could get shot from any small wrong move I might make. I thought of the impact my death might have on my family and girlfriend. I also wanted to keep my head intact. I'm rather attached to my brain.

The second cop to get there had a snob-nosed .32 or something. It was so small in comparison, I almost laughed. It looked like a toy. There were a few more police, all holding various revolvers at my head.

My leg got tired holding the clutch down, but I felt if I let it out, the car would lurch forward and my head might get perforated. If I reached down to shift to neutral, they might think I was reaching for a weapon and I might get gray matter splattered all over my Fiesta's interior.

So, I held the pedal down until they figured out I wasn't dangerous.

[The_Mark]

"Well, there's supposed to a bit of suspense in life."

[Tachikaze]

Double post.

[Caius]

Nothing.That was so fast.

[Cowhead418]

I was born prematurely (two months) and was very near to death then, so I obviously can't give my thoughts at that time. Another near-death occurance I suppose was when I got hit by a car back in the 4th grade, though the injuries I received were far from being life-threatening. I've been pretty lucky.

[Reverend Joe]

I was mistakenly pulled over by police thinking I was armed and dangerous. I was driving a manual transmission car with the clutch depressed at a stop sign.

The first one yelled for me to stop, exited his car, and came over to my car, telling me to put my hands on the steering wheel. He had a bright chrome magnum aimed at my face. I could see the tips of the big, fat bullets in the magazine. I was so scared thinking that I could get shot from any small wrong move I might make. I thought of the impact my death might have on my family and girlfriend. I also wanted to keep my head intact. I'm rather attached to my brain.

The second cop to get there had a snob-nosed .32 or something. It was so small in comparison, I almost laughed. It looked like a toy. There were a few more police, all holding various revolvers at my head.

My leg got tired holding the clutch down, but I felt if I let it out, the car would lurch forward and my head might get perforated. If I reached down to shift to neutral, they might think I was reaching for a weapon and I might get gray matter splattered all over my Fiesta's interior.

So, I held the pedal down until they figured out I wasn't dangerous.

Next time, release the pedal very, very slowly. The car will lug first and then stop.

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

Next time, release the pedal very slowly. The car will lug first and then stop.

I'm not sure about that. If you lift the clutch up slowly in first gear, the car will move forward slowly on the idle revs of the engine, without you pressing the accelerator at all. In a diesel, which idle at a higher RPM than petrols, you can get up to more than walking pace this way.

[Reverend Joe]

I'm not sure about that. If you lift the clutch up slowly in first gear, the car will move forward slowly on the idle revs of the engine, without you pressing the accelerator at all. In a diesel, which idle at a higher RPM than petrols, you can get up to more than walking pace this way.

Well, it won't if you have your other foot on the brake.

As for what I would think- I don't know. I haven't been there yet. I doubt I would think anything; just fear and survival instinct.

[Tachikaze]

Next time, release the pedal very, very slowly. The car will lug first and then stop.

Next time?