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A singer apologized, closed his eyes, dropped his head and died onstage

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Re: A singer apologized, closed his eyes, dropped his head and died onstage

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Post by theboywho »

cyberferret wrote: post #52

Condolences to his family and friends, but for an entertainer, I can think of no better thing that you remember last in the world, and that is to be entertaining people and to be in the middle of your craft when the reaper taps you on the shoulder. Somehow, me collapsing on my keyboard mid code doesn't seem all that great way to go. I will have to get another passion that I am mid stream in and enjoying life to the m…

When you die you no longer remember (if you do then you're not dead), so it doesn't really matter. What matters is a life full of meaningful moments, not symbolic ones.

Re: A singer apologized, closed his eyes, dropped his head and died onstage

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Post by jsjohnst »

Koshkin wrote: post #162
Aeolun wrote: post #138

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There’s a lethal dose for pretty much anything.

Except you wouldn't want to die from overdosing on water.

I’d argue that suffering from water intoxication (what “overdosing on water” is called medically) is no worse than most other forms of ODing. Common symptoms are headache, nausea, cramping, and drowsiness.

For those wondering how much water it takes, it of course varies based on body weight and how much salt is in your body, but generally speaking, drinking over a gallon (~4L) of water in an hour is at high risk.

Re: A singer apologized, closed his eyes, dropped his head and died onstage

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Post by TheHypnotist »

tonyedgecombe wrote: post #99
WalterBright wrote: post #90

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> But then again I know of three people that died when the car they were working on fell off the jack. Yikes. I had my car fall off once when I was standing next to it getting ready to go under. Now I put two sets of jackstands under it, and give the car a hard shake first.

I've had it happen twice, once with a trolley jack and once with the car jack. In both cases the ground was a softer than I realised. There is no way I would crawl under without axle stands.

Good idea. Never assume the jack is enough.

Re: A singer apologized, closed his eyes, dropped his head and died onstage

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Post by thorin »

pansa wrote: post #15
monksy wrote: post #13

A British comedian did this as well.. The audience thought it was apart of the act and didn't respond for 5 minutes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Cognito Also apparently this is a thing that happens: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_entertainers_who_died_...

I was sure your link to a British comedian was going to be: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Cooper

Or Sid James (a very famous UK comedian/actor). He died onstage in my home town

https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/night-sid-james-died-sta...

Re: A singer apologized, closed his eyes, dropped his head and died onstage

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Post by kinleyd »

theboywho wrote: post #171
cyberferret wrote: post #52

Condolences to his family and friends, but for an entertainer, I can think of no better thing that you remember last in the world, and that is to be entertaining people and to be in the middle of your craft when the reaper taps you on the shoulder. Somehow, me collapsing on my keyboard mid code doesn't seem all that great way to go. I will have to get another passion that I am mid stream in and enjoying life to the m…

When you die you no longer remember (if you do then you're not dead), so it doesn't really matter. What matters is a life full of meaningful moments, not symbolic ones.

Well, we don't really know what happens after we die. And a little bit of symbolism is a nice touch that also helps those left behind.

Re: A singer apologized, closed his eyes, dropped his head and died onstage

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Post by wizzwizz4 »

Koshkin wrote: post #159
spodek wrote: post #149

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> I can think of no better thing that you remember last in the world. . . He doesn't remember dying.

Indeed, short-term memory isn't preserved after death.

Well, unless you get cryonics (and, let's face it, probably that doesn't retain enough, either, given the present state of the treatment), no data stored in the brain is preserved after death.

Many people believe that it's backed up somewhere.

Re: A singer apologized, closed his eyes, dropped his head and died onstage

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Post by theboywho »

kinleyd wrote: post #176
theboywho wrote: post #171

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When you die you no longer remember (if you do then you're not dead), so it doesn't really matter. What matters is a life full of meaningful moments, not symbolic ones.

Well, we don't really know what happens after we die. And a little bit of symbolism is a nice touch that also helps those left behind.

We kinda know that memory lies in the brain and that the brain gets rotten after you die. Symbolism is nice but it can’t replace actually meaningful moments.

Re: A singer apologized, closed his eyes, dropped his head and died onstage

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Post by brenden2 »

theboywho wrote: post #171
cyberferret wrote: post #52

Condolences to his family and friends, but for an entertainer, I can think of no better thing that you remember last in the world, and that is to be entertaining people and to be in the middle of your craft when the reaper taps you on the shoulder. Somehow, me collapsing on my keyboard mid code doesn't seem all that great way to go. I will have to get another passion that I am mid stream in and enjoying life to the m…

When you die you no longer remember (if you do then you're not dead), so it doesn't really matter. What matters is a life full of meaningful moments, not symbolic ones.

One could argue that you live on forever in memories and historical accounts.

Re: A singer apologized, closed his eyes, dropped his head and died onstage

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Post by mprev »

Iv wrote: post #148
mprev wrote: post #73

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I’ll assume you haven’t been close to people in the last stages of some of the crueller diseases such as MND/ALS.

See? People would assume tons of things about other people. And one common assumption is that "what I want for me is what others want for them." My opinion on the issue was already strong, but seeing people die after long diseases and people around them talking about "unplugging" them is what made me certain I do not want euthanasia. My grandfather wanted to live even with half a lung functional and painful breathing…

I have no interest in deciding things for random internet strangers.
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