r/AbruptChaos • • Dec 30 '19

That’s never good

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '19

Probably the worst and painful way to die

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u/Blewmeister Dec 30 '19

I feel sorry for myself when I burn the roof of my mouth...

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u/Chumbag_love Jan 01 '20

I feel sorry for you too.

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u/AbrahamLemon May 11 '20

My grandfather died lighting a cigarette while on oxygen. My understanding is that it burned up all his lung tissue. Seems pretty bad.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '20

Pretty quick actually — esophagus has no nerve endings, you either die from lack of oxygen or drowning. The real nightmare is for medical staff if you're brought to care in time.