How Are You Gonna Die? Do You Wanna Know?

August 27, 2009 3:00 pm     Posted in Reality  Mandy - Hofstra g+ page

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By Mandy

There’s certain things in life that you really don’t wanna know, but you kinda, sorta do wanna know. You know what I’m talking about.

Take the calories in a delicious slice of Adam’s Peanut Butter Cup Fudge Ripple Cheesecake (talk about a mouthful) from The Cheesecake Factory. You know the second the cute waiter tells you that you have just consumed 930 calories of cheesecakey goodness, you are gonna wanna stab your hand with a butter knife. But you know you have to know, so you can calculate how long you’re gonna in the gym tomorrow.

Or what that guy you’re dating is telling his friends about you…and your abilities…when you’re not around. You wanna know, but you really don’t wanna know…but you really want to know.

Well here’s something I still haven’t decided if I want to know: when and how I’m going to die.

Students and researchers at Carnegie Mellon University recently launched a site that is supposed to give you some insight not only on when you will die, but what the possible C.O.D (that’s ’cause of death’ for you non-Law and Order fans) would be.

Kinda morbid, right?

But isn’t there something inside you that kinda sorta really wants to know?

Sure, knowing you’re going to die in a car crash (most likely whilst texting) will leave you a little paranoid/locked in your bedroom for eternity, but perhaps there’s something sort of freeing about it. You can finally splurge on and enjoy that pair of Jimmy Choos you’ve been eyeing, or express your love for that guy you’ve been crushing on forever. I know I’d hop on a plane to Italy and indulge in lots and lots of pizza if I knew it wouldn’t matter if I could fit into my jeans when I got home…

This website is probably as accurate as the weather guys in my town (read: I wore white pants yesterday and got caught in a monsoon) but the idea behind it is definitely something to think about.

Would you want to know?

9 Comments on "How Are You Gonna Die? Do You Wanna Know?"

  1. Erich says:
    Thu, 27th Aug 200912:49 pm 

    NO, and not only no, but hell NO! that is bat shit crazy. Why would you wanna know how and when you'd die and then to top it off, like you said it is as accurate as the weathermen. So lets assume it actually worked, then you'd spend as much avoidoing whatever it is that was the COD. Doesn't sound fun to me.

  2. La says:
    Thu, 27th Aug 20091:31 pm 

    that sort of poses a problem: knowing the way in which you are most likely to die will cause you to deter from activities in which such a scenario may play out, right? wouldn't changing the course of actions change the eventual death? cause and effect.

  3. terri says:
    Wed, 2nd Sep 20099:42 pm 

    i want to know when i am going to die, i would like to make plans……………………

  4. terri says:
    Wed, 2nd Sep 20099:43 pm 

    I'm 79 I earned it, so i want to know when I will die!!!!!!!!!!!!

  5. terri says:
    Wed, 2nd Sep 20099:47 pm 

    I'm thinking I have a large family and want to be able to spend time with all of them and talk to them to see if I could have made their life more meaningful, or better right some wrongs I did……….thats what I would like.

  6. terri says:
    Wed, 2nd Sep 20099:48 pm 

    so where is this going, am I being scamed?

  7. lara says:
    Fri, 12th Feb 201010:43 am 

    my cousin wants to become a emo but i dont no want her to because i no all emos slit there whist. !

    do you think so ?

    and shes scary shes going to die next week!

    haha lol

    her name is maddie sliwinski shes so scaryed but i have tyold her its not true do you think it is everyone ? x type bk please everyone thnks alott .

  8. lara says:
    Fri, 12th Feb 201010:46 am 

    my cousin says : im going to die next week and am so scared so please help me and try and tell me wht i should ldo thanks alot :) lovee maddie thanks alot for helping my cousin with everything thanks alot to all the people out there whos trying to help me thanks bye x

    sending everyone loveee sweet dreams byee x

    x

  9. Winona says:
    Thu, 11th Mar 20108:24 pm 

    I'm a curious cat.. enlighten me.. ;)

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