I saw my life flash before my eyes!
- Thread starter Matthew_T
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gavroche
Getting old but not past it
- Location
- North Wales
Glad you are ok but be phylosophical about it. There is danger in every aspect of daily life. We all have narrow escapes at some time. Don't dwell on it.
roadrash
cycle chatterer
- Location
- sitting on the edge of wigan pier
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Matthew_T
"Young and Ex-whippet"
- Location
- Prestatyn, North Wales
I doubt it. I couldnt see the driver doing anything that would make me think so. It might have just been a lapse in concentration.
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Matthew_T
"Young and Ex-whippet"
- Location
- Prestatyn, North Wales
Believe me, I have had many more experiences at my age than most people had have had at mine. I am not proud of that and would have loved for my life to turn out differently but you cannot dwell on the past can you? All you have to look forward to is the rest of your life and what it in front of you (which in this case was a big black car).Hes to young to have had much to remember, some of us would take so long to see it all that we would not have had time to swerve
Cycling Dan
Cycle Crazy
The whole life flashing thing... Did it last long?
Mad Doug Biker
Banned from every bar in the Galaxy
- Location
- Craggy Island
When I fell off a (small) cliff a few years back, I was waiting for my life to flash in front of me as I hurtled towards the ground, but it didn't happen, so I knew I'd be ok (either that or I had nothing worth remembering). Along with this, what was actualy going through my mind were the thoughts that happen in a fraction of a second, the 'Oh my God, I'm falling!!' the 'Oh fcuk, this is higher than I thought, this is serious!.... If I already have brain damage, what is THIS going to do to me?' to the 'Ok, I am going to hit the ground hard, and its going to hurt', the 'I have a camera here, I had better protect it so that I don't damage it's lens, but I wish I'd had enough time to take one last picture!' to the 'You know, if I could fly like a bird... or a mini glider, I would still have time to swoop out of this dive and fly/glide away to safety..... but I've just gone past the point of no return, yes, I'm only human, I'm going to crash, but when I do, I want to stay conscious throughout this if possible, if I know I am then I'll be ok'...... 'Actually, the view from here isn't so bad, and I'll also be seeing bits of this cliff close up that most people will never get to see!! ..... So, where am I going to land here? Can I position my body in time?... yes, a bit'..... 'PREPARE FOR LANDING!!' 'I can see every molecule of dirt and rock in super HD format!'.... 'Oh crap, I AM going to hit that rock after all, AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!! I can see it in great detail, that's quite a nice pattern it has....' THWACK!! THUNDER CLAP!! FLASH!! TWAAANNGGG!! (When the noise of a rock resonates through your skull and you hear it as a frequency for the best part of a second and you see it as a flash to boot! Red with a thin yellow centre if you must know, almost like something out of a cartoon, only without the cartoon effects)........ 'UGGGGGGHHHHH!!'................. 'Ngggggggg!!'......... 'Uggggghhhhhh!!'....... 'That wasn't too bad considering'......... 'I think I can move everything'............... 'But, why can't I see anything? All I can see is white..... Oh God I've been blinded.... I don't remember seeing a sharp rock!........ NOOOOOO!!...... Oh wait, my vision is coming back, it appears to have been several stops over exposed, that's all.... That's strange!'...... 'Oww, that hurt, but not as much as I imagined, and I'm still here... I made it.... I didn't lose consciousness once (as far as I know)... SH*T HAHAHAHAHA I'M OK!!... As the Red Barron once said after being shot in the head, 'It helps to have a thick head'... 'Hahahahaha!! Sh*T Hahahahaha I thought I was going to die there!! Jeezo!'.... 'Hahahahaha!!'.... 'Oh hold on, when did it start raining??'.... 'Oh wait, that's my blood from my head falling past my eyes hahahahaha!'.... 'I hope I don't make too much of a mess, and I hope I don't scare anyone..... I need help!.... I bet this will hurt a lot more later' (and indeed it did!).
I imagine that it all happens in a fraction of a second'
When I fell off a (small) cliff a few years back, I was waiting for my life to flash in front of me as I hurtled towards the ground, but it didn't happen, so I knew I'd be ok (either that or I had nothing worth remembering). Along with this, what was actualy going through my mind were the thoughts that happen in a fraction of a second, the 'Oh my God, I'm falling!!' the 'Oh fcuk, this is higher than I thought, this is serious!.... If I already have brain damage, what is THIS going to do to me?' to the 'Ok, I am going to hit the ground hard, and its going to hurt', the 'I have a camera here, I had better protect it so that I don't damage it's lens, but I wish I'd had enough time to take one last picture!' to the 'You know, if I could fly like a bird... or a mini glider, I would still have time to swoop out of this dive and fly/glide away to safety..... but I've just gone past the point of no return, yes, I'm only human, I'm going to crash, but when I do, I want to stay conscious throughout this if possible, if I know I am then I'll be ok'...... 'Actually, the view from here isn't so bad, and I'll also be seeing bits of this cliff close up that most people will never get to see!! ..... So, where am I going to land here? Can I position my body in time?... yes, a bit'..... 'PREPARE FOR LANDING!!' 'I can see every molecule of dirt and rock in super HD format!'.... 'Oh crap, I AM going to hit that rock after all, AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!! I can see it in great detail, that's quite a nice pattern it has....' THWACK!! THUNDER CLAP!! FLASH!! TWAAANNGGG!! (When the noise of a rock resonates through your skull and you hear it as a frequency for the best part of a second and you see it as a flash to boot! Red with a thin yellow centre if you must know, almost like something out of a cartoon, only without the cartoon effects)........'UGGGGGGHHHHH!!'.................Ngggggggg!!......... Uggggghhhhhh!!....... That wasn't too bad considering.........I think I can move everything............... 'But, why can't I see anything? All I can see is white..... Oh God I've been blinded.... I don't remember seeing a sharp rock!........NOOOOOO!!...... Oh wait, my vision is coming back, it appears to have been several stops over exposed, that's all.... That's strange!'...... 'Oww, that hurt, but not as much as I imagined, and I'm still here... I made it.... I didn't lose consciousness once (as far as I know)... SH*T HAHAHAHAHA I'M OK!!... As the Red Barron once said after being shot in the head, 'It helps to have a thick head'... 'Hahahahaha!! Sh*T Hahahahaha I thought I was going to die there!! Jeezo!'.... 'Hahahahaha!!'.... 'Oh hold on, when did it start raining??'.... 'Oh wait, that's my blood from my head falling past my eyes hahahahaha!'.... 'I hope I don't make too much of a mess, and I hope I don't scare anyone..... I need help!.... I bet this will hurt a lot more later' (and indeed it did!).
I imagine that it all happens in a fraction of a second'
That's a lot of mind chatter even for a fall from a cliff!
I can only imagine that the voice in your head talks at the same speed as Vicky Pollard to have got it all out.
Mad Doug Biker
Banned from every bar in the Galaxy
- Location
- Craggy Island
The point is that its amazing* what can go through your mind in a fraction of a second!* - Or in my case, not, although, amongst other things, considering the physics of flight, wishing I knew more about geology so I could identify the rocks I was looking at, and thinking about the relative aesthetic merits of the rock I was about to hit must have meant something at least!
I think I'm such a bumbling idiot that I'd only realise I'd fallen when I felt the bump, having said that at least I don't have to listen to Vicky all day.
Mad Doug Biker
Banned from every bar in the Galaxy
- Location
- Craggy Island
I am usually quite slow too, but to be fair, I'd rather listen to her in a situation like that than nothing at all!
Besides, I think you would KNOW you were falling, especially as you wouldn't be standing where you were any more, and you'd see the ground coming towards you at a great rate of knots!
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Matthew_T
"Young and Ex-whippet"
- Location
- Prestatyn, North Wales
No, only for a second or so. I cannot really remember now which is a shame as I have always been very critical of myself and others. It would have been good to see exactly how my life has panned out so far.
I think there are a few on here who would probably give you a concise idea of how it has turned out so far using evidence from some postings and videos!
