Interesting, but a clean cut well below the head by a
guillotine does not damage the brain. And as all pilots
should know from their training in hypoxia, the brain has
about a 10-15 second supply of oxygenated blood between the
heart and brain [time of useful consciousness]. But with
the head jerked off the spine, the brain stem is damaged,
the brain itself is ripped in a manner to cause a hemorrhage
and damage to the brain. Personally, I want to die from
being ravaged by a dozen or so teenage girls when I'm much
older than I am now. I hope my brain stays conscious to the
end.



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