Drowning

It’s a simple question: how long does it take to drown if you can't swim in the ocean, a pool, or a river? I think I've made myself clear enough.🤔

Kenneth Lopez19 said:Can any experts out there weigh in on this? I'm wondering just how much time you actually have before things go south and you die.

Since we’re still waiting for an actual expert to jump into this thread, I did a little quick digging to see what I could find:
The probability of successfully rescuing someone from drowning per minute:
– first minute: 95%,
– second minute: 90%,
– third minute: 75%,
– fourth minute: 50%,
– fifth minute: 25%,
– sixth minute: 1%,
– twelfth minute: 0%.
I pulled this straight from a US military field manual. Just click "I agree" to download the file—it’s actually a pretty solid resource. It's a small bit of proof that our military actually does some useful work instead of just burning through taxpayer dollars all day. ☕

Moderators, why was the "one second or an entire lifetime" thread deleted?

Kenneth Lopez19 said:Mods, why did you delete "one second or an entire lifetime"?

Nžzar, nobody actually has the answer. I'm just looking for the experts, the heavy hitters who actually know what's up.

"Drowning... it's either just a second or an entire lifetime." ..wasn't that something Anthony Hopkins said in that one movie? 🤔

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Betty Foster97 said:"Drowning... just a second or an entire lifetime." Isn't that what Anthony Hopkins said in that one movie?🤔

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So, basically, one second is all it takes to drown.☕

Kenneth Lopez19 said:So, according to this, it only takes a single second to drown.☕

Does drowning actually hurt?🤔