Death by Laughter

Only once in my life have I felt that I may literally die from laughter.

A few years ago I was watching Heaven's Burning starring Russel Crowe, with my brother and future sister-in-law. Heaven's Burning is an Australian crime drama. The production values were lousy, and in one scene, the shadow from the boom of a microphone moves right across the scene (it's clear that the shadow is a pole with a microphone at the end).

I'm not sure why it struck me, but I burst into laughter. After laughing uncontrollably for about a minute, I had pushed all the oxygen from my lungs (think of a vacuum sealed bag). For a second or so, I couldn't get oxygen back into my lungs.

I suppose it's not a bad way to go.