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ken0042 · 01-16-2007, 07:17 AM

I can see where this might happen. IIRC when you are hung the intended cause of death is a broken neck; not strangulation. At least in an execution- sometimes with a suicide the cause of death is strangulation.

Now; I've never had to calculate it before; but it could stand to reason that there might be a fine line between snapping the vertebrae; and the amount of force required for the head to come off.

01-16-2007, 07:17 AM	#8
ken0042 Playboy Mansion Poolboy Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout Exp:	I can see where this might happen. IIRC when you are hung the intended cause of death is a broken neck; not strangulation. At least in an execution- sometimes with a suicide the cause of death is strangulation. Now; I've never had to calculate it before; but it could stand to reason that there might be a fine line between snapping the vertebrae; and the amount of force required for the head to come off.