• No_Ones_Slick_Like_Gaston@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Shooting someone in the face and them surviving would depend on a bunch of super unpredictable factors. Like, the type of gun and ammo used, the distance of the shot, the angle, and how quick they get medical help.
      If it’s just a graze or if the bullet somehow misses the major stuff in the face like the brain, that could up the chances of survival. Plus, having top-notch trauma docs on hand could make a huge difference. But for real, it’s a roll of the dice situation and totally not something to try to vibe with.

    • KISSmyOS@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      The most-used caliber in the world is .22LR, which probably won’t kill you unless it hits the brain stem or a major blood vessel to the brain.

    • 100_percent_a_bot@lemmy.world
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      Real life is not a video game, headshots don’t automatically kill you. People can survive all kinds of weird incidents and likewise die to things that don’t seem all that dangerous, like slipping in the shower

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        Phineas Gage had a iron bar blown through his skull by an unexpected dynamite detonation leaving a hole that a person could reach through from each side and touch their fingers on the inside, and he lived for years afterwards and held jobs and everything.

        Then again, John Ritter died when his aorta just spontaneously unzipped inside of his chest. The human body is wild.

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      1 year ago

      I feel like the obvious answer here is that getting shot in the face doesn’t necessarily mean getting shot in the brain, even though that is rarely survivable as well.