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How long can you will for you to go unconscious when you stop your breathing?

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People typically develop serious and possibly irreversible brain damage after 5 to 10 minutes of not breathing. Brain cells begin to die after 1 minute without oxygen. Serious brain damage is likely within 3 minutes without breathing.

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