Reply to: How would you like to die?

[DS23]

or

You know that it would be untrue
You know that I would be a liar
If I was to say to you girl
We couldn't get much higher

Come on baby, light my fire
Come on baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire

Oh, the time to hesitate is through
There's no time to wallow in the mire
If I was to say to you
That our love becomes a funeral pyre

Come on baby, light my fire
Come on baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh oh
Mmmm, yeah
Oh oh

Light my fire
Light my fire yeah yeah
Mmmm, yeah

The time to hesitate is through
There's no time to wallow in the mire
Try now we can only lose
And our love becomes a funeral pyre

Come on baby, light my fire
Come on baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire
Yeah

Come on baby light my fire
Come on baby light, light my fire
Light my fire, light my fire, light my fire
Whoa, yeah
Light, light, light, light, light, girl

All you've got to do is light my fire
You gotta light it girl
You gotta light it yeah
Light my fire, light my fire, light my fire,
Whoa, yeah
Light, light, light, light, light, girl, girl

[DS23]

or

Love is a burning thing
and it makes a firery ring
bound by wild desire
I fell in to a ring of fire...

I fell in to a burning ring of fire
I went down,down,down
and the flames went higher.
And it burns,burns,burns
the ring of fire
the ring of fire.

The taste of love is sweet
when hearts like our's meet
I fell for you like a child
oh, but the fire went wild..

I fell in to a burning ring of fire....

[DS23]

Conversely, I'd absolutely hate to be burned at the stake. That would hurt.

at least you could sing a song as you go...

I am the god of hell fire, and I bring you
Fire, I'll take you to burn
Fire, I'll take you to learn
I'll see you burn

You fought hard and you saved and earned
But all of it's going to burn
And your mind, your tiny mind
You know you've really been so blind
Now 's your time, burn your mind
You're falling far too far behind
Oh no, oh no, oh no, you're gonna burn

Fire, to destroy all you've done
Fire, to end all you've become
I'll feel you burn

You've been living like a little girl
In the middle of your little world
And your mind, your tiny mind
You know you've really been so blind
Now 's your time, burn your mind
You're falling far too far behind
OOhhh
Fire, I'll take you to burn
Fire, I'll take you to learn
You're gonna burn, you're gonna burn
You're gonna burn, burn, burn, burn, burn, burn, burn, burn, burn, burn, burn

Fire, I'll take you to burn
Fire, I'll take you to learn
Fire, I'll take you to bed

[Moscow Mule]

I'd like to go as the result of a minor equipment failure at around 40-60 metres under water.
You'd be nicely narked, and slip into unconsciousness dreaming of pretty fishies.

Conversely, I'd absolutely hate to be burned at the stake. That would hurt.

[EternalOptimist]

The judge is looking me in the eye

'.... and further more, that you did knowingly pull the pin from said hand grenade before forcing it down Anthony Blairs throat, and that you knew that the bayonet was rusty, contrary to article 56 of the Geneva convention, before sticking it up Gordon Browns ring-piece.
For all these crimes, you will be taken to a place.....'

[DS23]

in a bizarre vacuum cleaning accident.

[Toastiness]

Following on from the life expectancy thread : How would you like to die?

In perfect health...

[TheFaQQer]

Either

(a) quietly in my sleep, but not after a long illness

(b) in a Swiss clinic, after being diagnosed with something nasty, but having put my affairs in order and explained it to my children

(c) in a blaze of glory

[AlfredJPruffock]

I will never Die as I was never Born.

[ace00]

Dunno, but I would like to be buried at sea.
Possibly on a flaming Viking longboat.

[EternalOptimist]

Dr Livingstone met a lot of other Europeans in Africa, not just Stanley.
One of them had been stalked and attacked by a lion, the lion had been in the process of eating him when it was chased off by askaris. (african soldier/porters)

He said that after the initial terror, a calm and peace decended upon him as he watched the lion chewing away. He said God was indeed merciful and it reinforced his religeous conviction.
(He made a good recovery incidentally)

[EternalOptimist]

Fame at last. as long as I get there I dont care how......

thats a good point that, you got me thinking now.

Here another question for you to ask BP

'How much of your remaining time would you give up, if you could die famous ?'

[scooterscot]

Probably not as painful as being burnt to death though.

You'd think.

Some victims of severe burns report not feeling their injuries while they are still in danger or intent on saving others. Once the adrenalin and shock wear off, however, the pain quickly sets in. Pain management remains one of the most challenging medical problems in the care of burns victims.

Here's the article

The ways you can go:
Drowning
Heart attack
Bleeding to death
Fire - It's usually the toxic gases that prove lethal
Decapitation
Electrocution
Fall from a height
Hanging
Lethal injection
Explosive decompression


The quickest and painless way...

"Beheading, if somewhat gruesome, can be one of the quickest and least painful ways to die - so long as the executioner is skilled, his blade sharp, and the condemned sits still."

"If you end up losing your head, but aren't lucky enough to fall under the guillotine, or even a very sharp, well-wielded blade, the time of conscious awareness of pain may be much longer. It took the axeman three attempts to sever the head of Mary Queen of Scots in 1587. He had to finish the job with a knife.!"

Drowning
The "surface struggle" for breath

Death by drowning has a certain dark romance to it: countless literary heroines have met their end slipping beneath the waves with billowy layers of petticoats floating around their heads. In reality, suffocating to death in water is neither pretty nor painless, though it can be surprisingly swift.

Just how fast people drown depends on several factors, including swimming ability and water temperature. In the UK, where the water is generally cold, 55 per cent of open-water drownings occur within 3 metres of safety. Two-thirds of victims are good swimmers, suggesting that people can get into difficulties within seconds, says Mike Tipton, a physiologist and expert in marine survival at the University of Portsmouth in the UK.

Typically, when a victim realises that they cannot keep their head above water they tend to panic, leading to the classic "surface struggle". They gasp for air at the surface and hold their breath as they bob beneath, says Tipton. Struggling to breathe, they can't call for help. Their bodies are upright, arms weakly grasping, as if trying to climb a non-existent ladder from the sea. Studies with New York lifeguards in the 1950s and 1960s found that this stage lasts just 20 to 60 seconds.

When victims eventually submerge, they hold their breath for as long as possible, typically 30 to 90 seconds. After that, they inhale some water, splutter, cough and inhale more. Water in the lungs blocks gas exchange in delicate tissues, while inhaling water also triggers the airway to seal shut - a reflex called a laryngospasm. "There is a feeling of tearing and a burning sensation in the chest as water goes down into the airway. Then that sort of slips into a feeling of calmness and tranquility," says Tipton, describing reports from survivors.

That calmness represents the beginnings of the loss of consciousness from oxygen deprivation, which eventually results in the heart stopping and brain death.

[BrilloPad]

I think most people would like to die saving others, the more the better. Here is your headline BP.

'The Daily Bugle. Stop Press. Brillo Pad sensation.
For five years the worlds top cellular biologists have been seeking the Perfect human DNA strand. One that provides intelligence, survival of the fittest, physical stregnth, resilliance, nice personality, good looks, resistance to disease, wit and wisdom.
That person has been found. Unfortunately he had to be melted down, so the DNA could be sucked out, but we are sure he wouldnt mind. His DNA molecules are now safe in the Albert Hall, along with body parts from other famous world leaders.

In case it all goes wrong, scientists have also identified the antidote. The DNA of the biggest loser has been identified and extracted. A Mrs Brillo Pad said 'it's what he would have wanted''


<ducks>

Fame at last. as long as I get there I dont care how......

[BrilloPad]

One of the most painful ways to go actually. I read it once somewhere - it's takes more than it's share fair of time and the pain felt is excruciating.

Probably not as painful as being burnt to death though.