How does instant death occur for anything other than a forceful and sudden impact to the brain?

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I’ve never understood the concept of “instant” death in cases where, say, someone’s heart gives out or aorta gets severed, or something happens to their neck, etc. “So and so died instantly.”

What does instant mean? And how does someone go from alive to brain dead that quickly?

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Pretty sure that none of this applies when a body is destroyed, like with a bomb or something. That would be pretty instantaneous.