Drowning or falling to death?

[EpicEnergy 22,082]

I'd rather fall to death, drowning seems like it would take longer and be more painful.

[Splashee 28,537]

If I had to choose such horrible situations, I say I rather want as much visibility as possible (at least a few would enjoy it). Pushed from a helicopter does give you a nice ride, and a very spectacular splash on the pavement. It also seems rather quick. This choice was too easy!

[Cagey 4,207]

Falling to death, hands down. Drowning and other forms of suffocation are personally the worst way to go. 

[Splashee 28,537]

Just now, Cagey said:

Falling to death, hands down. Drowning and other forms of suffocation are personally the worst way to go. 

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Yes, but if you could make the eyes pop out in the process, and there were people watching, maybe it would be a spectacular death that people would remember? As long as you are remembered, you are technically still existing.

 

[Cagey 4,207]

3 minutes ago, Splashee said:

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Yes, but if you could make the eyes pop out in the process, and there were people watching, maybe it would be a spectacular death that people would remember? As long as you are remembered, you are technically still existing.

 

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Gotta say, you make a good point, but I still don’t think it’s worth it. 

 

[Bastian 13,319]

I would rather fall than drown, as most people said.

[ExplosionMare 18,007]

Falling cause I’m pretty sure drowning causes your lungs to burn with water, thus making the death longer and more painful.

[DubWolf 16,617]

4 hours ago, ExplosionMare said:

Falling cause I’m pretty sure drowning causes your lungs to burn with water, thus making the death longer and more painful.

Nuu but then you’ll basically be exploded :c

I won’t say which I prefer because the universe will take my word for it and make it happen sooner than later. Stupid jerk, scumbag universe  .

[applesjck 5,601]

Both situations are pretty awful, but I'd honestly rather fall. Falling from that high would make the death very quick, while drowning would be... well, painful. 

[Derpy Pon-3 5,649]

Falling, it’s quick and you get one last giant adrenaline rush or stomach drop before death

[Oblivion 20,265]

On 5/15/2019 at 4:14 PM, Nsxile said:

I choose the second option, as it does not mean certain death (although the empire state building is 443 meters tall, the highest recorded fall survived without a parachute is 10,160 meters), whereas drowning in the middle of the ocean and being weighed down does.

Then again their are far worse things than death, you could be completely paralyzed for the rest of your life! 

[gamecubeguy214 2,511]

I'd rather fall to death. Since there is no water to slow down any arm movement, I can dab faster during my final moments.

[Fluttershutter 2,118]

The splat for me. Drowning sounds only slightly more pleasant that burning to death.

[Prospekt 10,984]

From what I've heard about drowning, it sounds like it's actually quite agonizing as the water fills your lungs. I'd rather fall off a cliff or something, so I just instantly go splat and only feel pain for a split second.

[Clawdeen 12,110]

I’d have to say falling to death. I’d rather it be quick and get it over with

[ExplosionMare 18,007]

I hate falling and heights so I’d have to go with drowning

[Tom Gallagher 33,521]

Drowning would be longer so I’ll go with falling.

[Magpie 621]

Falling, no question. Drowning is terrifying and painful, it takes a while, and your body's going to fight against it the whole time. Falling, there's not a lot you can do about and there's no pain until you land which should hopefully kill you then and there.

[Paleopony 690]

I would rather drown as I'm afraid of heights.

[Scootaloo9074090 500]

On 2019-05-15 at 8:21 PM, The Wife of Rengoku said:

I would rather fall. The impact would immediately take you out. I have also heard of people having heart attacks mid-fall so they sometimes go before even hitting the ground. Drowning is a process and there is much suffering involved.

I would rather Fall to my death than drowning too 

[Maurice AKA Phan. Sonic 153]

Uhhh...(resets timeline before any other event can happen)

in other words, EXCUSE ME??????

both are like drowning=alphabet, or kermit falling to his death

Sorry if the title is messed up dont ban me

[Reality Check 627]

I'd rather fall, just so I don't have to wait in pain just to die

[Cash In 21,513]

Falling would be quicker, so I'd go with that. Would also give me the chance to blurt out a cheesy one-liner before I hit the ground.

[Cirrus. 1,088]

Kind of a grim topic...

 

I would have to go with drowning.

On 2019-05-16 at 7:23 AM, Lucky Bolt said:

I'm gonna have to go with drowning. From what I've read it's actually very pleasant.  

But then again after reading some of the replies on this thread I think I may be wrong. Falling might be the better choice here. 

I've had some experiences with this. In high school, I got through all my swim testing very early in the semester, so I would just swim lengths underwater holding my breath. when I was running out of air I would feel "buzzy" in my legs and arms and start getting tunnel vision after about 4 laps. Because of this I would always tell the teacher I was doing these laps beforehand. Another time at my family's cottage I was on a neighbors big raft island thing, and the wind blew my smaller innertube raft away in the water. Like an idiot I decided to swim after it. I realized that the water was deeper than my height pretty quickly and started getting tired. The wind kept blowing the raft and I kept swimming and getting more and more exhausted. Then I suddenly got this weird calm feeling that I should just stop swimming.

I then got a strong NOPE feeling, along with a rush of adrenaline and swam harder and caught up to the raft and it took over two minutes to catch my breath. Looking back at the shore, I couldn't believe how far I swam.

I think drowning would be the better of the two options, but I would try to hold my breath as long as possible, as inhaling water wouldn't be good.

 

The problem with the falling option that most people forget to consider is that you'll reach a terminal velocity. The very bad thing is that the speed your nerves transmit signals is at least 100mph faster than your final falling speed will be. So for at least a split second, your brain will be inundated with unimaginably agonizing horrific pain.

Edited October 27, 2021 by Cirrus.

[Twilight Sparkle97 395]

I would rather fall than to drown. Drowning might take longer than falling. 

Edited October 27, 2021 by Spooky Mcpony