• tetris11@feddit.uk
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    7 days ago

    I guess it’s just when they suddenly pull themselves away from the pearly gates once the referee decides that he’s not having it, and God decides to personally intervene and restore their souls back to them.

    The whiplash from the sudden recovery can be jarring

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      7 days ago

      Thinking about it, adrenaline is probably a biiiig factor at play. People can show the same behaviour after car crashes just due to FOF instincts + adrenaline overflow

      Not saying theatre doesn’t happen, but it’s probably mucg more nuanced than it seems, almost everything is after all

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          7 days ago

          Again, not saying it doesn’t happen, i would juat imagine some of the behaviour could be accounted for by adrenaline response, it’s a crazy drug man

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            7 days ago

            As an athlete, not at a super high level, you function on such adrenaline so consistently, you know exactly what you’re doing. Especially if it isn’t a muscle memory response. Even during a trauma response when I broke my arm in multiple places.

            Sure, some “flopping” might be trying to regain balance, but, I promise elite athletes know exactly what they’re doing.