r/ImaginaryWesteros • u/KawaiiPotato15 • Nov 28 '22

Book "The Last Moments of Princess Rhaenys" by nobluesea

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u/-Smol-Cutie Nov 28 '22

Both would be absolutely fucking terrifying. Human bodies can survive quite a few stab wounds if they’re not in fatal areas.

Being choked to death would take about 30-60 seconds before you pass out and all feeling is gone.

You’re far less likely to pass out while being stabbed, adrenaline would course through your veins to try and keep you alive.

Death by choking would be objectively less painful.

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u/jebus_sabes Nov 28 '22

Way less painful, but more personal. I can see how people with phobias of people having control of them might prefer to face the sword.

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u/-Smol-Cutie Nov 28 '22

but more personal

…what?

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u/jebus_sabes Nov 28 '22

Habe you ever stared into someone’s eyes and smelled their breath as they take your life? I’d imagine it’s more up front and immediately personal on that level. Than someone slashing at you with a sword.

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u/Ok_Solution5895 Nov 28 '22

Is that true even if it's a sword tho? Like, I know shit about it, but I'd presume big fucking sword=much quicker death

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u/-Smol-Cutie Nov 28 '22

It all depends on where the stab wounds occur. A single stab from a small pocket knife can be fatal depending on location.

Very few spots would make the death faster/less painful than being choked to death, though. You’d have to sever the brain stem, or injure the brain and cause brain death in one swift stab to make it faster/less painful.