Can you die from hanging upside down too long?

[her209]

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[amdskip]

Ummm, I suppose so. You will get a killer headache out of it for sure.

 

[KingNothing]

Given the headache I get from hanging upside down for a minute or so, my guess would be yes.

 

[hdeck]

I'd imagine it would be a slow painful death with all the blood from your entire body rushing to your head, getting clogged, and whatnot.

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: hdeck
I'd imagine it would be a slow painful death with all the blood from your entire body rushing to your head, getting clogged, and whatnot.

:Q

 

[SSP]

Then why do we see people being hanged upside down in movies!

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

Originally posted by: SSP
Then why do we see people being hanged upside down in movies!

Maybe they're vampires?

 

[Placer14]

Not if you're Batman. 😉

 

[ReiAyanami]

Not if you're Spiderman. 😉

 

[geno]

Never thought I'd say this for a thread of this kind - but REPOST! 😀

 

[lowtech1]

A brother like cousin of mine was hung upside down till death by the Vietnamese communist 14/15 years ago. And, it still make me sad to recall that my childhood playmate was tortured & hung by the feet for a week till death.

🙁

 

[virtuamike]

My cats stopped moving but I still hear faint breathing, they're still alive

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: lowtech
A brother like cousin of mine was hung upside down till death by the Vietnamese communist 14/15 years ago. And, it still make me sad to recall that my childhood playmate was tortured & hung by the feet for a week till death.

🙁

Yeah, tehy are one fvcked up group of people.

 

[DanTMWTMP]

Originally posted by: geno
Never thought I'd say this for a thread of this kind - but REPOST! 😀

u u u u repost nazi!!! 😛

i'm not sure...don't people compete agasin't each other who can hang upside down longer?....don't fighter pilot recieve sooo much forces of blood going everywhere around their body...they don't die...

hehe all i knw is that it feeels horrible to stay upside down for a long period of time....got a bloody nose doing it once....aha

 

[d33pt]

Originally posted by: lowtech
A brother like cousin of mine was hung upside down till death by the Vietnamese communist 14/15 years ago. And, it still make me sad to recall that my childhood playmate was tortured & hung by the feet for a week till death.

🙁

that makes me sad too.. alot of people nowadays don't know the atrocities commited by the vietcong in vietnam... they have and still are commiting horrible crimes against their people...

 

[djheater]

I would have if you hadn't 😀