Can you literally "die of fright?" Turns out, you can! In this episode of SciShow Hank explores the mechanisms in your body that activate when you get scared, and how they can sometimes get...
========== OK, I don't want to freak you out here, mainly because if I do I'm worriedThat I might accidentally kill you. Truth is the idea being scared to death isactuallymore then just a figure a speech. You
probably heard ofor even see this happen with other
animals, small mammals and birds oftendie of shock when they're captured.In human terms that's pretty much dying
of fright, and even though you might liketo think of yourself as being tougher than tree sparrow or a shreweven a perfectly fit person could be one
good scare away from game over.Martin A. Samuels the chair of Neurology
at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospitalhas collected hundreds of reports of
totally healthy people dying from purefright. Kids on extreme amusement ...
