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How Drowning Works

Stuff You Should Know

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The Importance of Understanding the Process of Drowning

Drowning is when water or liquid comes in contact with your larynx, your voice box. Your motor instincts take over and there's very little you can do from that point on as far as conscious thought and movement. With drowning, the whole process starts when water orLiquid comes into contact withYour larynx,.your voice box. That something as far as human evolution goes, something about that flips your reptilian brain out. And like I said, we'll get in a little more of what drowning looks like but during drowning, you're right. Like your body is trying to survive this experience.

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