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Originally Posted by Cowperson
In the golden days of chopping off heads in Europe, with large family-oriented crowds cheering enthusiastically, there would have been a gaggle of scientists immediately rushing forward to grab the head, wanting to determine how long the head retained consciousness after being separated from the body. The scientists would even try to get the head to talk to them.
At one time there were roughly 38 hanging offenses in Britain, including "writing on Westminster Bridge."
A good link on hanging, including the formula for determining the "long drop" which would cause fairly instant death without decapitation.
http://www.richard.clark32.btinterne.../hanging1.html
Cowperson |
Imagine having a few seconds to realize you were headless, and to have those few seconds taken up by some scientists picking up your head and trying to talk to you.. wow, that gives me some serious shivers