How long can you function once your heart stops?

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Often in movies and such when a person is struck in the heart they drop like a sack of potatoes. In real life if someone were to shoot you in the heart how long would you be able to function normally?

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I used to have really low bloodpressure when i was a teenager, it goes so damned fast you cant believe it. Was lying in the couch watching something on the tv and wanted a snack so i just stood up, next thing i remember is waking up on the floor a few seconds later. There was a warning signal like i felt faint but i had next to zero time to react to it.

You just go from lying there in the couch relaxed to passing out on the floor in less than 2 seconds.

I sat up quick and swung my legs to the floor at the same time, i felt slightly faint just by sitting up too fast but my body was already in motion the decision to stand up had already been made and so i continued to do that until i passed out.

If you are walking and you get shot in the heart maybe you take one step more before you are out if even that.

STRICT WARNING THIS IS A VIDEO TO AN ACTUAL EXECUTION BY FIRING SQUAD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ugd6UgLlXM

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