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Was it common in the 1700s for people to make bets on if a collapsed person was alive or dead?

posted 4 years ago by JackalopeCash57 (92)
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Re-watched this recently for the first time in years. The early scene in which we first see Bligh and Fletcher interract with each other starts with a shot of a guy who was passed out and literally nobody was worried if the guy was okay or not - I mean, talk about some hilarious gallows humor hahaha. Was it common to take bets like that back in those days? If so, that is a bit on the lunatic side of life lol

[–] DarkHorse (297) 4 years ago

I don't know for fact but it wouldn't surprise me. Life was harsh back then and they would have been used to death and the dying.

[–] PaladinNJ (21593) 3 years ago

Still happens. My dad was an EMT, he said it was common for some of the crews to place bets on whether a person would be dead or alive when then arrived responding to a call.

[–] JackalopeCash57 (92) 3 years ago

Well that I can understand, especially if a person is working a job that can be grim like that. In this film though, everybody was idly standing around the guy who was collapsed while drinking booze and discussing the bets lol