Submitted by ChadExtra t3_10iuu73 in todayilearned
Reply to comment by bak3donh1gh in TIL that Titanic crewman Herbert Pitman made an attempt to row his lifeboat over to rescue people in the water, but was overruled by the other occupants of the boat, who were worried about people swarming them and duly complied. Pitman said that this haunted him throughout his life. by ChadExtra
>I can confidently state if you get shot in the head and the bullet goes through your brain, you will die.
Looks like someone didn't see the JFK post from a couple of days ago.
'Gunshot wound to the head not a death sentence'
How confidently incorrect you are. Dunning-Kruger strikes again!
I specified through the brain for a reason. Though, yes, you can get pierced through parts of your brain and still survive. I had thought that I had dumbed down the statement enough. Unless it's a small calibre bullet entering through your eye or other hole around your brain, any bullet able to pierce your skull, and go through your brain, is going to leave an even bigger exit hole or is going to ricochet off the inside of your skull and continue to do damage. So yes, Dunning-Kruger strikes again!
If bullet go through brainy and make brainy mush and fail out of head, you go to sleep and never wake up.
I did not realise that 'dumbing a statement down' meant turning it from something that is factual and correct into something that is speculative and bullshit. Why would you say the wrong things, when the right ones were available? How does that help dumb people?
>If bullet go through brainy and make brainy mush and fail out of head, you go to sleep and never wake up.
That's it, now we're getting there. Good job!
Wtf are you even talking about, nothing I have said is speculative? My previous statement was of course meant as hyperbole, but was also phrased in a way to make it as accurate as possible. Instead you seem to be unable to realize that and are concentrating on unlikely edge cases. Not to mention TBI can literally change who you are.
If people are in freezing water for an extended period of time the start to go into hypothermia. Symptoms of hypothermia include:
Weak pulse
Clumsiness or lack of coordination
Drowsiness or very low energy
Confusion or memory loss
Loss of consciousness
Now does this sound like a state of being in which persons could climb the side of a boat en mass and cause it to tip? Adrenaline only lasts for so long.
At NO point did I ever say in 5 minutes any or all boats should have gone back. The ONLY 5 minutes I have referred to is your time in 'glacial water'. In controlled conditions, with no panic or fear. As well as being in good medical condition, no malnutrition and no history of nicotine use. I'm sure with a warm tent or whatever nearby.
But I'm do e arguing with some Jackass who dipped his toes in cold water and think he's an expert on cold water survival.
Yep, you sure are! I'm not that guy, I'm a completely different person! You absolute dipshit.
Sorry for not reading the username after responding to a single person for a long ass thread, you dipshit! It is totally obvious too when you're going back and forth responding on the website and an app, you fuckwit.
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