Topic: I was so high. Could I have died?

Anonymous 99c86abcf6ccfb99772886bb8baac1ca started this discussion 2 months (2008-10-13 03:57:43 UTC) ago:

I couldn't even get through the first 3 minutes of a Rockos Modern Life episode, I was laughing so hard.

Can you die from laughing too much?

Anonymous 0209c37613677dc8d04be15148dad687 replied with this 2 months (2008-10-13 04:01:07 UTC) ago, 3 minutes later (#69,155):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_hilarity
Yes, yes you fucking can, scared yet?

Anonymous 0914e82a3609be37a776bc667904d857 replied with this 2 months (2008-10-13 04:02:20 UTC) ago, 1 minute later (#69,157):

No, if you run out of air laughing, you'll just black out.

Anonymous 99c86abcf6ccfb99772886bb8baac1ca (OP) replied with this 2 months (2008-10-13 04:07:43 UTC) ago, 5 minutes later (#69,160):

Hmm. Who to believe?

Anonymous 182463dcfee32df98874fcb6bf412fb1 replied with this 2 months (2008-10-13 04:43:07 UTC) ago, 35 minutes later (#69,168):

> In the third century B.C. the Greek stoic philosopher Chrysippus died of laughter after giving his donkey wine, then seeing it attempt to feed on figs.

This guy sounds like he would've been awesome to hang out with. I would have to say that you're more likely to pass out before you die of laughter. If you try choking yourself, you will notice that you'll pass out before you can die. When a sleeper hold is used on people, they almost always pass out first before they die.

Anonymous 33b77789d88e08a522958f5f72fd873c replied with this 2 months (2008-10-13 04:44:09 UTC) ago, 1 minute later (#69,169):

I know I've laughed to the point where I was in physical pain and so tired that I stopped due to lack of energy, but it'd be hard to see myself dying from it.

Anonymous 182463dcfee32df98874fcb6bf412fb1 replied with this 2 months (2008-10-13 04:44:51 UTC) ago, 42 seconds later (#69,170):

Sorry, I just remembered: A sleeper hold has nothing to do with your air ways, it's a constriction of your blood vessels. It would have little to do with fatal hilarity.

Anonymous 5e7a463a6d260ecea408e9fa750d5b66 replied with this 2 months (2008-10-13 12:07:36 UTC) ago, 7 hours later (#69,240):

You would have to laugh a hell of a lot (half an hour, probably) with no control at all. If you were with anyone with any control you could get them to stop. Besides, if you are in serious danger of choking you would probably stop, even high, it'd likely be a reflex

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Topic: I was so high. Could I have died?