# life flashing before your eyes

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-flashing-before-your-eyes/62643
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [April 20, 2001, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-flashing-before-your-eyes/62643 "2001-04-20T05:21:39Z")
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### Author: ![dagny78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@dagny78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dagny78)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2001, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-flashing-before-your-eyes/62643/1 "2001-04-20T05:21:39Z")

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i’m curious as to where the whole idea of your life flashing before your eyes right before you die came from.