A lot of people seemed to pick burning though. I'd have to agree somewhat, because, well, it would hurt, and you'd probably die of heat and asphyxiation, which is another horrible way to go, and in general, you're pretty much alive until your blood starts to boil over and you start to black out.

But I think the worst is seeing your death. As in, being conscious and sane while you're dying. If you're really old, you can just fall asleep one day and not wake up. If you're in a hospital, dying of a terminal illness, you can ask for major amounts of drugs. When it's something unexpected (i.e, stabbing, shooting, burning, drowning, etc.,) you don't see it until it's too late. It's a pretty scary thought; knowing that you could die at any time.

Like.. I could trip and smash my head against my desk right now as I get up to go eat dinner. Ouch.

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"I like to think that pain is what forces us to grow."

The next worst one would be murder.  It would be incredibly bad to die at the hand of another.

Probably drowning: I just have this awful fear of it. It seems like it would be the most frightening. Sure, they would all hurt, but I think drowning would be so much scarier.

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Reporter: "What do you think of Western Civilization?"
Gandhi: "I think it would be a good idea."
Save the planet Nalgene style!

I knew there would be no pain and no suffering, and I'll be honest, I really believed the dream to be happening in that moment, and I really believed I was going to die and that it would be painless, and as I realized that, I was horrified at the thought of such a submissive and tranquil death.

That is my worst death.

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Who dares wins. - Special Air Service