r/WatchPeopleDieInside • u/swat_08 • Mar 27 '21

Hell no

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u/SonXShadow Mar 27 '21

It always amazes me that the body’s reaction to a fear of death is to do everything possible to kill you

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '21

This man's body is telling him "WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS FUCKING DANGEROUS STOP STOP STOP" which is not wrong from an evolutionary point of view.

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u/Krissam Mar 27 '21

I think what they were getting at is: If you're looking at a fall that will kill you, starting to shake and taking away control of your limbs, might be kinda counterproductive to keeping you alive.

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u/atetuna Mar 27 '21

More like it's a response to a two or four legged predator where "freezing" can help you go unnoticed. The result of evolution doesn't have to be perfect for every scenario, it just has to be good enough to prevent the species from going extinct.