Bruuu... bruuu.... is that the comment section I can hear revving up? Reddit atheists fresh through their first Richard Dawkins YouTube vid, licking their lips and loosening their fingers: "THERE IS NO AFTERLIFE!!!!! :@"
But I'm not talking about whether or not there is an afterlife. Instead, I'm interested in the science behind death - which was recently pointed out in a really cool video I watched.
Take a look at it here...
So, apparently the first few seconds of death see a surge in brain activity as the remaining oxygen in the body escapes, with a surge in the activity of neurones. It is thought that the effect is euphoric, meaning the last few moments before you lose all brain activity could be some of your best.
Although brain activity stops, the body continues to sporadically twitch as the remaining energy, stored as adenosine triphosphate (ATP), in the corpse needs to escape somehow.
Following the twitching, the muscles move into a completely relaxed state. This means all the muscles, including your sphincter, which could result in you shitting yourself if you die after smashing a Nando's.
About 20 minutes after death, the lack of blood flow means you will start to lose the colour in your skin and turn pale and rigor mortis sets in. Cell organelles start deteriorating and this releases calcium into the muscle cells which bind the proteins together, making the body extremely stiff.
It's still not known what happens to your mind after death - but hopefully it's just the vibes of this this video on loop for all eternity.
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