Why does a bullet instantly kill someone when through the brain? Why isn’t only part of their functioning impaired?

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I know there are plenty of cases in which someone has survived a shot through the brain, or in which only part of their functioning is impaired, but for the most part, why does a bullet randomly aimed at someone’s head kill them nearly instantaneously? Rather than just losing eyesight or the ability to move an arm or leg. Thanks!

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Because you are mostly incompressible liquid the bullet creates a shock wave that damages tissues well beyond the actual impacted areas.

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