Internet discovers man died in Pompeii possibly whilst masturbating

Publish Date: Wednesday, 5 July 2017, 9:20AM

If you had seconds to live what would you do?

Blast out one last Number 3?

An image of a man who died in the Pompeii explosion in 79 AD has gone viral due to speculation over what he was doing at the moment of death...

Masturbating man, Pompeii, 79 CE pic.twitter.com/EPA2b17Vmd
— Persian Rose (@PersianRose1) July 2, 2017

Was he really blasting out a Number 3? We'll probably never know.

The internet was, of course, quick to speculate.

This man saw his entire world crumbling to fire and ash and decided to crank one out before facing eternity. Legend. https://t.co/KSBhPXfVOB
— Andre (@andredoesthings) July 2, 2017

I like to think he wasn't jacking it, he just saw what was coming and had a split second to think "not my junk!"
— Ian Fortey (@IanFortey) July 3, 2017

He died holding his loved ones.
— Persian Rose (@PersianRose1) July 2, 2017

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