Stabbing Someone Thirty-Seven Times in the Chest Will Probably Kill Them

Contention One: What is Causing the Stabbing?Many thanks to my opponent for not arguing that someone wouldn't die if they were stabbed thirty-seven times in the chest with a plastic spoon or a wet noodle or something immature like that. It seems we can debate more professionally now.Contention Two: Anatomy of the ChestI apologize as in round two, I did not include bleeding out as a method of dying from stab wounds, but it's a beyond likely situation, even with one stab. Thirty seven? Piece of cake.Let's go over the knives that my opponent mentioned and why they are still capable of being deadly when used thirty-seven times to one's chest.Chef's knives (after thirty-seven stabs, would easily have made it through the rib cage in ten of those, causing sever bleeding even if it didn't), Paring knives (bleeding), box cutters etc. (bleeding).Most common knives are 440. However, let's listen in on what a martial arts expert has to say."There are many steels very suitable for knife blades out there, and there are also steels that have no business being used to make knife blades. Some good tough steels are D2, ATS-34, AUS-6, AUS-8, O-1, ATS-55, 1085-95, and 440C. Many will read the last steel in that list and scoff, but rest assured, 440C is some damn tough steel. ... 440C: Is a stainless steel with a carbon content of roughly 1.2%, and a high chromium content that makes it very rust resistant. Properly hardened 440C is ideally rated at 56-59RC, and is an excellent utility steel. It resists breaking quite well despite its high carbon content."[http://www.martialtalk.com...]And either way, a good thirty seven stabs from a good enough sharp weapon, whether it bends or not, can easily lead to death by exsanguination.Rebuttal 1: The Amazing Body "The ribs would absorb most of the damage and prevent the vast majority of the damage to the major organs."Bleeding to death remains the major dilemma, whether the weapon gets through the rib cage or not. Any first year High School health student could tell you that when a knife is removed from where it was inserted, the wound will bleed profusely. In order to be stabbed thirty-seven times, there must be at least thirty-six removings of the weapon, assuming it is probable that the attacker only has one weapon. Thirty-six times the bleeding means thirty-six times the death, to put it in children's terms." ...and any blow that got inside the rib cage and into the muscle would be sealed off by the tissues to stop bleeding.It takes time for the tissues to contract enough for bleeding to stop completely, more than what's available after being stabbed thirty-seven times. Even so, to many muscle tissues contracting at one time leads to a whole new issue in itself."If the heart were to be stabbed, a person could survive up to five minutes to get medical attention if an aorta were pierced."This statistic lines up with one who has been stabbed once. Three or more stabs to the aorta would not allow time for medical attention." If the lung were pierced, as long pressures were applied, chances of death are very low unless the wound is large enough to allow significant amounts of air to pass."As opposed to just one, with thirty-seven stabs to the chest, it's likely enough that more than a small pierce will be inflicted on the lungs.Bottom Line:No one has ever been stabbed thirty-seven times in the chest and lived. Fair enough, if you are stabbed thirty-seven times in the chest, you will probably die.