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Titan crew said 'all good here' before submersible imploded (www.bbc.com)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I never really got the “heart stop = dead” thing like yes, if you’re heart stops you’re going to die, but even when someone is beheaded, they are still conscious enough for a few seconds to blink their eyes in response to questions. It’s when the electrical signals in your brain stop that you’re actually dead, not your heart.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

Yup! I love the whole pro life "abortion stops a beating heart!" thing. The heart doesn't really mean much, you can make a heart beat in a petrie dish, that doesn't make it "alive".

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/feb/02/stem-cell-research-heart-disease-long-qt