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[ropesandpulleys]

I was on the bus yesterday when a woman was hit by a car. She had run between my bus and the bus behind it and tried to cross another lane of traffic but wound up stepping into the path of a car. She hit the front corner of the car hard enough that she bounced off and was flung back into the bus I was on. When she hit the bus she must have hit an

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[lampyridae]

Considering how difficult it was just to read this, I can only imagine what a mind-fuck it was to see it. So yeah, totally normal for your head to blow a circuit breaker by finding something to focus onto that it could handle.

Jesus.

[ropesandpulleys]

It was very strange. Like watching tv. I've seen plenty of dead bodies, but this was the first one that had to potential to die in front of me. Luckily I think she'll be fine, but it was still a bit odd.

[the_darkjester]

Just remember...the color of blood dulls very quickly. It is VERY bright after it first leaves the body, but will dull down to merely red, or even a brownish red, after just a few minutes.

As far as the experience itself, everyone reacts differently to that kind of thing. Some people are really bothered, some aren't. Some panic, some concentrate and become hyperaware, and some find something in their experience that better allows them to deal.

At the very least, you've seen something that can be put to use later to entertain, so the experience wasn't a complete negative.

That's just my opinion, of course.

[ropesandpulleys]

Sadly accuracy often doesn't read well on camera... which is a bit morbid.

[phycologia]

It was only bright because her carotid artery was opened up, if it had been only the jugular it would indeed have been the dark color you were expecting. This means she is lucky beyond belief (literally) that people reacted so quickly and the medics got there so fast, brain damage/death can happen within minutes.

How horrible! For her and for all the witnesses; that's not something you forget...