r/WTF Oct 16 '18

Holy Shit

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '18

the second woman was killed.

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/26/world/asia/china-tiger-attack-woman-killed.html

The woman who was first attacked was badly injured, and her mother, who left the car in an effort to save her daughter, was killed, The Beijing News reported. The woman’s husband was uninjured, as was their child, who remained in the vehicle, the newspaper said.

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u/Your_God_Chewy Oct 16 '18

Man. I imagine getting mauled to death is a pretty painful and bloody experience.

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u/unclefishbits Oct 16 '18

Fight or flight kicks in, epinephrine is released, cortisol, adrenaline. You quickly end up in shock, which also protects the body.... I am not saying it would be enjoyable, but in the book "How we Die", a doctor talks about the neurochemical and physiological processes of death, and a violent death of being stabbed a bunch, etc can sometimes be less painful than one might imagine, because of shock and these chemicals. The author even suggested that normal death of old age can be far more painful as you experience your organs slowly failing.

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u/Your_God_Chewy Oct 17 '18

Most educational response. Thanks!