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I'm just wondering, if you had your heart ripped out, would you die instantly?
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Heart out: With heart ripped out consciousness would be lost in seconds and death inevitable in variable short time frame after. The aztecs likely did't have any sacrificed people hopping off the altar after their hearts were pulled out.
Answered 8/11/2013
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