if i held my breath for too long would I die?
404316
No, you'd pass out and start breathing again.  That's why when a child tells their going to hold his or her breath to get their way - I tell them to go for it!
244805
If you cough, sneeze, and fart all at the same time, will you die?
631482
interesting question.\n\nthe actual point when someone "passes away" i suppose could be a little unclear based on this statement. Usually it would just be defined as when your heart no longer beats, but i suppose your brain would be able to function for a short while afterwards, depending on how you die.\nMy guess is that it would be for about as long you can hold your breath, since a lack of blood is basically equivalent to a lack of oxygen. \n\nAfter a certain point though, brain function would be impossible. This is why when people are resuscitated, it is usually almost immediately after they die, if they wait too long it could result in some serious brain damage.
590834
Sounds to me like an urban legend.  Sort of like "if you hold your breath while passing a cemetery, you add a minute to your lifespan".\n\nThe big question is -- how would you know?
56936
OK... let's get graphic.\nFirst off..... you'd die! No way around that!\nWhat would kill you first is the question.\nSpace is incredibly cold, so instant exposure to space would freeze almost all liquid in your body solid.\nSpace is also a HUGE vaccum, so all the air would be sucked out of you either while you're freezing solid, of during your freezing process.... either way, you'd suffocate if you didn't freeze by some miracle.\nSpace has absolutely no compromising pressure like the inside of our atmospere. Our bodies are used to a certain atmosperic pressure. Without it (I.E in space) if you didn't freeze or suffocate, eventually the lack of pressure would collapse our fragile bodies.\nThe possibilities for death are indeed endless.
89686
What the hell kinda question is that??? What would you want to do that for??? Well your answer is no, if you asperate it into your lungs, most likely your lungs will fill with fluid and you will die.
352165
You would get dizzy???
276744
hold you breath as long as you can and then release it or drink water
966114
YES MOST PEOPLE CAN HOLD THIER BREATH I CAN HOLD MY FOR ABOUT 3 MIN:-)
1135277
You need to see a doctor. Do not be afraid. If something is wrong with you, you need to find out.The longer you wait, your condition may worsen. If you are having trouble breathing, it sounds serious. Respiratory distress can lead to respiratory arrest. Respiratory arrest leads to cardiac arrest. Get over your fear of seeing a doctor. Doctors are  there to help you.
731945
you would be in severe pain. wouldn't be able to beath or even speak for several seconds.
585631
if it goes on for more than 4 hours  - seek medical attention as the loss of all that bloodflow to your meager brain will cause brain cells to start dying
214895
hold your breath and nose for as long as you can but not too long you dont want to pass out!
1009756
some will kill you . so the answer would be no.
56476
you could live and become a vegetable if you aren't careful... hope you have advanced directives filled out. you know a living will... power of atty for health care. if you don't have those you could be paralize and crap yourself for the rest of you life and still be in your head. then you could see yourself die really slowly and painfully... maybe... or maybe you could just be in pain for the rest of your "existance" and without advanced directives who knows how long they might keep you alive.
235676
From that height, you'd probably freeze to death.
515380
Your body would be pulled in every direction, though not really "exploding", that's a pretty good approximation of what would happen. If that didn't happen & you had oxygen, you would freeze to death. Or you would die from radiation(which is what would happen with the spacesuit, making the moon landing a farce).\n\nSpace kills, man.