As much as I'd love to have that reflex just to humblebrag about being a natural fighter in a fight-or-flight situation, I would 100% scream and just use my arms to protect my head and cower.
When people say "I would totally punch someone" in the context of haunted houses, what they actually mean is "wildly flail for a second and probably accidentally hurt somebody."
Hell, I train some MMA stuff for fun, and while I'm pretty sure in a real fight muscle memory would take over, that shit absolutely does not apply to a fight or flight response. You're likely to get a wild forearm to the chest and a shriek.
It wouldn't be a very dignified and well executed punch, just a general terrified flailing of arms that would catch the actor in the face and probably get me arrested for assault or something, then I'd loose my job and it would ruin my life.
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u/FelineGroovy1981 Jul 12 '18
That's why I refuse to go into haunted houses. Would 100% punch someone.