Death walks among us, but most of the time we don’t see him coming. What would you do if you did? Would you be afraid of Death? Or would you understand that he is an entity just like the rest of us, just a guy who needs to pick up a few things from the supermarket, a guy who probably forgot to get the milk last time he was here too.

This video shows a few people being tested in their ability to keep cool when mortal danger is near. It’s a stunning social commentary on the nature of fear and mortality.

According to these results, what most people do when faced with the specter of death is, uh, nothing at all.