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[–] 13 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Adrenaline can make your body do seemingly impossible shit. When that little lizard part of your brain decides that it's life or death it steps on the adrenaline gas pedal and nobody knows what will happen next. Look into hysterical strength and you will see a long list of people doing seemingly impossible stuff when hopped up on adrenaline.

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  • [–] 13 points 15 hours ago (1 child)

    One factor is that your brain absolutely doesn't care about long-term consequences when it believes it's fighting for your immediate survival (or that of someone sufficiently important to you like your child) so it completely ignores all the warning signs that normally keep you from overtaxing yourself. You need 100% performance right now, no matter if you end up tearing a muscle or breaking your own bones.

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