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    May 31, 2007, 05:01 PM
    Getting the wind knocked out of you
    Why is it when someone gets hit in the stomach it "knocks the wind out of you"?
    Why does it take so long for someone to be able to breath again?
    What is actually happening?
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    May 31, 2007, 05:01 PM
    I'm not sure myself. I think it's just the sudden impact.
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