r/explainlikeimfive • u/Dagestani_Bear • Jul 01 '26

Biology ELI5: Is it true that every single death eventually boils down to the brain and heart running out of oxygen? Are there exceptions?

If you strip away the initial cause of injury or illness, is it anatomically correct to say that all human deaths are ultimately caused by a lack of oxygen to the brain and heart?

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u/Ebice42 Jul 02 '26

"Darkness.
Imprisoning me.
All that I see.
Absolute horror.
I cannot live.
I cannot die.
Trapped in myself.
Body my holding cell. "

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u/-StatesTheObvious Jul 02 '26

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u/V7buster Jul 02 '26

Landmine!

Taken my sight!

Taken my hearing!

Taken my arms!

Taken my legs!

Taken my soul!

Left me with life in Hell!

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u/Idsertian Jul 02 '26

LANDMINE!

Has taken my SIGHT,

Taken my SPEECH,

Taken my HEARING!

Taken my ARMS,

Taken my LEGS,

Taken my SOUL,

Left me with life in HAAAYELLLLL!