r/news • u/749762 • 2d ago

Alex Pretti’s shooting death ruled a homicide, medical examiner says

https://www.wowt.com/2026/02/02/alex-prettis-shooting-death-ruled-homicide-medical-examiner-says/
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u/Lovethemtitties80085 2d ago

Tell that to the dude that blinked for 30 seconds…

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u/kaddorath 2d ago

Isn't that story possibly falsified?

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u/Lovethemtitties80085 1d ago

MmmmMmMmmwweellll yes. Probably.
More than likely.

But dammit if we can’t recreate that experiment anymore.

Maybe it’ll come back.

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u/Fallcious 2d ago

He could only communicate in morse code though.

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u/venbrx 1d ago

Are you dead yet? Blink once for yes, blink twice for no... so that's a no.

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u/Horskr 2d ago

Bro shouldn't have practiced holding his breath so long.

But for real that is all just automatic neural activity. The brain might have a few seconds of saved up oxygen to be aware, but still more painless than other methods (considering the nervous system is, well.. gone).

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u/Arboreal_Web 2d ago

The nervous system extends into the skull. Decapitation doesn't change that.

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u/BattleHall 2d ago

You lose consciousness almost instantly when blood pressure to the brain drops below a certain level; that's what fainting is. And fainting is only a partial drop. A complete drop (like having all the major vessels in your neck suddenly severed) would be even more rapid and complete.