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[–] 12 points 4 months ago (5 children)

It’s not as consistent as your point about the silencer but also people absolutely both can 1) keep going after being shot, getting hit once and instantly, silently, being down for the count isn’t that realistic and 2) a lot of people haven’t actually experienced real pain to understand how bad real pain is you don’t get shot and just suck air through your teeth tie a piece of fabric around it tightly then act totally normal, pain can be physically and mentally disabling, especially after a few minutes and the endorphins wear off. I understand shooting people to have them fall down and start screaming bloody murder while also trying to scramble to shoot you back isn’t necessarily good story telling but if it was part of story telling I think a lot of shootings would be skipped in plot lines

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago* (3 children)
    1. a lot of people haven’t actually experienced real pain to understand how bad real pain is you don’t get shot and just suck air through your teeth tie a piece of fabric around it tightly then act totally normal

    Tbh, it depends on the person. I've broken a finger before, and while it hurt like hell I didn't scream in pain. I was silent while thinking oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck in my head while trying to get to safety.

    That being said, once the adrenaline wore off I had signs of shock. I couldn't stand for long before getting tunnel vision

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago

    I tore an Achilles tendon once, and for the first 20 minutes, I was still able to walk, but I was literally blacking out. I didn't feel much pain, but my vision just kept getting dark. When I stopped walking, my vision returned. The pain came afterward 😶

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    I’ve had a double lung transplant with no epidural, I did physical therapy on ECMO, real pain is mentally disabling. I’ve broken both my arms, the first one I sat for 40 minutes before decoding I should go to urgent care, the other arm I drove myself there. Once you cross your personal threshold for pain you’re more animal than human.

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