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Old August 18, 2010, 06:39 AM   #37
ZeSpectre
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we all know that some drugs such as PCP can make someone absorb more damage before going down
Well, we don't actually "all know that". What I know is that the human body has some really astounding mechanisms for survival and if the psychological part of the equation is removed (say by drugs such as PCP that make the user stop caring about pain and injury) then the body will frequently carry on for quite some time even though it has been dealt what is, ultimately, a mortal injury.

As for the Tractor-Trailer strike, unlikely but not impossible. My best friend's little brother was struck by an automobile moving at about 45mph. He was thrown about 7 feet into a cinderblock wall and struck hard enough to crack cinderblocks. He required multiple surgeries, had to re-learn how to talk, and will always be somewhat disabled on his left side, but he survived and lives a productive life. The toughness of the human body and modern medicine can do amazing things.
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