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How much time can you live without a beating heart?
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Good question: You lose consciousness after about 5 seconds. There is irreversible brain injury starting at about 2 minutes. One often hears about "instantaneous death" and you see it all the time in violent Hollywood movies. I doubt it.
Answered 3/24/2015
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