Discussion Killing myself in the japanese subway/metro system?

[lohre2000s]

Hi! Maybe I was stupid and didn't search right, but would love to hear some thoughts on this method. Is it painless and quick? It should be right?

 

[outrider567]

Don't even think about it--A guy in NYC tried that, and he only succeeded in getting his legs cut off

 

[lohre2000s]

Don't even think about it--A guy in NYC tried that, and he only succeeded in getting his legs cut off

For fuck's sake... really? It was my go to method.

 

[Pony Slaystation]

Well let's think it through. There are two tracks. Depending on your height, you may be able to lay your full body from one track to the other in which case both your neck and ankles would be severed. Or you could just forget about the ankles and just focus on the neck. Then there's the question of clearance. Some maintenance trains may have low clearance off the track. If it's a passenger train that passes over you the clearance is probably high enough to not catch your skull on the base of the train. But a maintenance train, if you're unlucky, might catch your skull first in which case you would feel pressure from above your head as well as below. It would be very brief though because your skull and neck getting broken and severed respectively at the same time would almost instantly stop all neurological signalling within under a minute possibly much less in which case the severe pain you would experience as well as extreme panic and fear as the train approaches would be brief. Of course most people don't have the nerve to prevent themselves from moving in situations like that. In fact, it's not even a matter of will. It's a matter of simple bodily reflex. So most likely you will move before the train reaches you and then be hit by the front of the train causing your body to be dragged along the tracks and slowly dismembered that way. The good news is that would probably cause your death because the massive blood loss would cause your body to come to a stop before the subway crew is able to retrieve your body from the tracks and get you to a hospital. But, if not, they have strict laws about resuscitation in Japan, which i'm sure you've researched, so they would be forced to keep you alive as a vegetable possibly for a long time and pass those debts along to your family.

Don't get me wrong. It could work. But maybe not in exactly the way you planned. Dying is more of an art than a science I guess. Anyway, hope you're having a good day.

 

[lohre2000s]

Well let's think it through. There are two tracks. Depending on your height, you may be able to lay your full body from one track to the other in which case both your neck and ankles would be severed. Or you could just forget about the ankles and just focus on the neck. Then there's the question of clearance. Some maintenance trains may have low clearance off the track. If it's a passenger train that passes over you the clearance is probably high enough to not catch your skull on the base of the train. But a maintenance train, if you're unlucky, might catch your skull first in which case you would feel pressure from above your head as well as below. It would be very brief though because your skull and neck getting broken and severed respectively at the same time would almost instantly stop all neurological signalling within under a minute possibly much less in which case the severe pain you would experience as well as extreme panic and fear as the train approaches would be brief. Of course most people don't have the nerve to prevent themselves from moving in situations like that. In fact, it's not even a matter of will. It's a matter of simple bodily reflex. So most likely you will move before the train reaches you and then be hit by the front of the train causing your body to be dragged along the tracks and slowly dismembered that way. The good news is that would probably cause your death because the massive blood loss would cause your body to come to a stop before the subway crew is able to retrieve your body from the tracks and get you to a hospital. But, if not, they have strict laws about resuscitation in Japan, which i'm sure you've researched, so they would be forced to keep you alive as a vegetable possibly for a long time and pass those debts along to your family.

Don't get me wrong. It could work. But maybe not in exactly the way you planned. Dying is more of an art than a science I guess. Anyway, hope you're having a good day.

Well, I was thinking of "timing" the train and jumping in front of it. Damn, I thought this was going to be painless and quick. There's really no easy way huh?

 

[Pony Slaystation]

Well, I was thinking of "timing" the train and jumping in front of it. Damn, I thought this was going to be painless and quick. There's really no easy way huh?

Ah the "wish for the best" plan. Not recommended. A lot of our former colleagues here who have followed the "wish for the best" plan have ended up living in wheelchairs or complete paralysis for the rest of their lives -- since they thereby forfeit their ability to take their own lives as a result of losing their mobility. Losing the ability to determine the fate of your own body is, in my opinion, a fate that is much worse than death. So I recommended giving this a little bit more thought than you appear to have (no offense, of course, I'm sure you're not in a happy place and I have no desire to make you feel worse -- I just don't like to see someone make some of the very obvious mistakes that often lead to extreme suffering not just for yourself but for those who surround you in your life as well).

 

[lohre2000s]

Ah the "wish for the best" plan. Not recommended. A lot of our former colleagues here who have followed the "wish for the best" plan have ended up living in wheelchairs or complete paralysis for the rest of their lives -- since they thereby forfeit their ability to take their own lives as a result of losing their mobility. Losing the ability to determine the fate of your own body is, in my opinion, a fate that is much worse than death. So I recommended giving this a little bit more thought than you appear to have (no offense, of course, I'm sure you're not in a happy place and I have no desire to make you feel worse -- I just don't like to see someone make some of the very obvious mistakes that often lead to extreme suffering not just for yourself but for those who surround you in your life as well).

Haha no offense taken. Yeah I guess you're right... I'm honestly thinking the only safe way to do it is with a gun...
Thanks for the comment!

 

[thefirstluminary]

Hi! Maybe I was stupid and didn't search right, but would love to hear some thoughts on this method. Is it painless and quick? It should be right?

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[lohre2000s]

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this is very useful. Thank you.