They would open up and more blood would collect in those capillaries. And this is known as the pooling of blood. And as a result of the pooling of blood in our capillaries, the blood pressure would drop and this would lead to a medical condition known as shock. And shock can be lethal. It can actually cause death. Now, because our blood vessels rupture constantly in our body, our body has a way to actually repair these ruptures in our blood vessel.