What happens after we die is a question that has baffled the biggest thinkers since the dawn of time, but we may finally have an answer.
Last year, two women who momentarily died shared what they saw - and one said it was so nice that she wants to go back.
But more recently, one man who "died" and came back to life said there was no light at the end of the tunnel on the other side, as the Daily Star reports.
Now, an artist has created an exhibition that shows patrons what death is like - although some people who have tried it have warned that it can be anxiety-inducing.
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Artist Shaun Gladwell has created an exhibit called 'Passing Electrical Storms' which 'guides participants through a simulated de-escalation of life, from cardiac arrest to brain death'.
You're asked to lie down on a fake hospital bed and hooked up to a heart rate monitor. Apparently the simulation can be so unsettling that there are staff on hand to 'pull you out' if it gets too uncomfortable.
Marcus Crook, a Melbourne local who also has an exhibit at the festival, explained what the VR death experience is really like.
In a TikTok video, he said: "I can see how people would say it causes anxiety and panic. It definitely borderlines that - they do put your finger on a heart rate monitor and then tell you to raise your hand if you've had enough and want to quit.
Marcus continued: "What happens is you're laying down, the bed vibrates, you flatline. The doctors come over the top of you. You can see yourself in the goggles and they try to revive you - it doesn't work. Then you float up out past them into space and it keeps going."
Just as nobody can really know what it's like to die, nobody can really know what the VR experience is like - unless you're in Australia and able to try it out in person.
That's because it's part of Melbourne Now, a huge culture festival in the Australian city which features more than 200 artists. It runs from now until August.
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