25 worst ways to die

As they say, we come to this world at the behest of the Lord. And even if someone does not agree with this statement, no one will deny that we are definitely leaving unplanned and most often unpredictably.

Death is never pleasant, it can not be prepared for, so it is always perceived as the saddest thing that can happen. And you never know how a person will leave this mortal world. This post collects deaths that no one would ever want to encounter. Avoid dangers and long life!

1. Skinning

Since ancient times, people ubiquitously practiced ripping off the skin from a living person. Another 800 years BC. The people of Greece, China and the Aztecs used this method. At first, the skin was ripped off from the person. Note that this was done on a live basis, without any anesthetics and painkillers. Without skin, a person immediately becomes infected. The body is gradually numb, cool, and the brain will do everything possible to make a person feel good. If, of course, in such a situation you can feel something other than painful pain. In the end, a person falls into a shock and slowly dies.

2. Hanging

Death through hanging for a long time was a common type of death penalty in many countries around the world. Till now in some of them the same method is used. There are 2 ways to kill a person. The first is decapitation, in which the head is cut off. It is considered a more humane way to kill a person. The second way is strangulation, in which the neck remains unharmed, but the respiratory tract is blocked. Instead of instantly dying, a person for a minute slowly suffocates and dies due to lack of oxygen.

3. Drop with a parachute

Just imagine for a minute that you jumped with a parachute from a height of more than 10,000 m, but your parachute did not open !? Fearfully? In fact, the chances of surviving in this situation are almost equal to 0. A man at this moment is experiencing a rush of adrenaline. His heart practically jumps out of his chest, bringing the inevitable - the surface of the earth. The only "relief" - death, most likely, will be quick and painless.

4. Fasting

Death from hunger is a slow and painful process in several stages. Once the body has used up all the stores of fat and muscle, the process will become virtually irreversible. Hunger destroys the immune system, and the body becomes susceptible to disease. Most people die during starvation precisely because of illness. Then the organs will start to fail, which eventually ends with death from a heart attack or arrhythmia.

5. Cancer

Cancer is a disease that does not spare absolutely anyone and damages the entire body of a person. This disease is accompanied by painful pains and often ends in a fatal outcome. Despite all the attempts of doctors to help a person, sometimes efforts are not enough.

6. Stoning

Being stoned is the usual form of the death penalty in ancient times. Today it is practiced in the Middle East, Indonesia and Africa. Usually a group of people throws a person with stones of different sizes, until he dies from the injuries.

7. Death under the wheels

No, it's not death under the wheels of a car as a result of an accident. We're talking about tying a person to a vehicle. A person is fastened by the hands or feet to a car or other moving wagon, and then pulled on the ground or asphalt. Being in this position a person gets injuries, fractures and bruises, which often lead to death.

8. Dehydration

Everyone knows that water is vital for the body. A person can not live without water for more than three days. The process is painful and slow. Only thirst will inevitably drive mad. If the body does not receive water, then in 3 days the liver and kidneys will be abandoned, and the person will die.

9. Drowning

Annually from drowning about 360 000 people die. As a rule, there are a large number of children among the dead. Unfortunately, people do not know how to breathe underwater. Water fills the lungs of a person, causing them to slowly fade. This is a terrible and slow process, even the thought of which oppresses.

10. Decapitation

In the history of mankind decapitation is the most common way to execute a person. Warriors from ancient times chopped off their opponents as trophies. For the execution, guillotines or executioners with axes were used. Despite the fact that from the side this type of execution looks quick and simple, with the wrong technique something can go wrong. Scientists say that such a death is painful.

11. To be buried alive

Being locked in a coffin under the earth's thickness is a terrible death, in which a person slowly dies of suffocation in a confined space.

12. Tortured death

How many cases in the history of mankind, when a person was dying from endless torture in prison cells and cellars. Most often this is accompanied by excruciating acute pain and slow death.

13. To freeze to death

If you are stuck in a place with a low air temperature, then the probability of freezing is high enough. At first, your body will tremble, try to keep warm, while experiencing stress. Then you are lost in space and can even take off all your clothes. Most likely, it will be the last thing you will do before your death, which, incidentally, is excruciating.

14. Being crushed

You can be crushed in various unpleasant situations: in an accident, under a stone, an animal or any other large object. More often a person dies instantly, because the head suffers. If this did not happen, it all depends on what kind of injuries the victim received. But this is a slow and painful process.

15. Being eaten by an animal

To become a dinner for wild animals is rare, but possible. Crocodiles, lions, bears, wolves and tigers are considered the first among all animals that hunt, kill and eat people. It is a painful death with the realization that someone's teeth are sucking into your flesh and slowly killing you.

16. To be lost at air crash

Despite the fact that air travel is considered to be the safest way to travel, the chance of surviving a crash is almost 0. Yes, there are cases of survivors of aircraft crashes, but their number is minimal. As the plane falls at a frantic speed, it is most likely that your body will tear apart or the organs will not withstand a differential pressure. There is also a high probability that the aircraft will explode, leaving you no chance of escape. Even if you fall into the water, you risk breaking your neck or clutching hypothermia.

17. Lethal injection

A lethal injection is considered the most humane kind of death penalty. It is common in the US and some other countries. Such execution takes place in 3 stages: first the offender is euthanized, then the lungs are forced to stop, and finally - the heart stops. The paradox is that the drugs for each stage were never meant for killing people. It is not known for certain whether these medicines are effective, or whether they simply prolong the torment of a person ?!

18. Sacrifice

Sacrifice with its roots goes back to biblical times, when Abraham nearly sacrificed his son Isaac. Many ancient civilizations - the Incas and Aztecs - practiced sacrifices, hoping for the favor of the gods. Imagine, you are sleeping peacefully at home, then people break in and force you out to the sacrificial fire.

19. Death from a volcano

Volcanic lava has a catastrophically high temperature - from 700 to 1200 degrees Celsius. Therefore, if a person falls into the lava, he instantly lights up, dying in terrible agony.

20. Scaphism

Scaphism is an ancient type of execution practiced in Persia. The victim was stripped and put in a boat. The second boat was covered from above with the head and limbs remaining dangling. The man was given honey and milk, causing a terrible diarrhea. And also the victim was coated with honey, attracting insects. The boats were left in water or in the sun, constantly feeding the victim with honey. This torture continued until the person died of gangrene and larvae deposited in his body.

21. Electric chair

The electric chair is the method of the death penalty, which is still practiced in some US states. It is said that the electric chair does not always work the first time, and the torment is repeated. A person can get out eyeballs and burn out the skin before he dies.

22. Radiation poisoning

If you suddenly find yourself in a radioactively contaminated place, then a small dose of radiation will destroy you. Symptoms will be similar to a severe flu with vomiting, nausea, headaches and fever. Your nervous system will suffer, and before a person dies in 48 hours, he will experience painful cramps and tremors.

23. Explosive decompression

Of course, decompression is a rare phenomenon, in which the victim dies as quickly as one can imagine. Many who have seen such deaths, for a lifetime, earned themselves a post-traumatic syndrome. One such incident occurred on an oil rig where the pressure in 9 atmospheres was decompressed into one atmosphere in 1 second. Four men died instantly, and one was seriously injured.

24. Burning on the cola

The Middle Ages are rich in stories of mass burnings, especially heretics and witches. In the process of such execution, a person could die from suffocation or die in a fiery flame in agonizing agony.

25. The Crucifixion

In the ancient world, especially in ancient Rome, the crucifix was an ordinary execution for slaves, foreigners and soldiers who left their post. Initially, the soldiers brutally beat their victims, then tied to the cross or nailed. In a vertical position, a person has to constantly pull up to breathe, so most of the victims died from suffocation or cardiac arrest.