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On 2006-02-09, Jim Macklin p51mustang wrote:
effective if you jump from a 40 foot bridge. If you do it over a river at full flood, there won't even be a funeral and the cable won't even be seen for about 6 years since your head and body will NOT be hanging there to draw attention. A bit macabre, but it wouldn't need to be at full flood - a 20 foot drop using steel cable will probably cause decapitation, so all that'll be left will be some steel wire and the head/body washed downstream. -- Dylan Smith, Port St Mary, Isle of Man Flying: http://www.dylansmith.net Oolite-Linux: an Elite tribute: http://oolite-linux.berlios.de Frontier Elite Universe: http://www.alioth.net |
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![]() Dylan Smith wrote: A bit macabre, but it wouldn't need to be at full flood - a 20 foot drop using steel cable will probably cause decapitation One is conscious for several seconds after decapitation. Jose |
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It would make a good movie plot, the full flood was just an
added thought so the parts would be a long way away. If you had a suit of chain mail or armor on so the body would not bloat and come to the surface and a steel knights helmet so the head would also sink... I guess I've been watching too many episodes of Buffy and Angel. A ten foot drop on a rope can cause decapitation, you can find pictures of the hanging of Black Bart (a white stage coach robber about 1900) or even recently of a young man running from the police in Atlanta who jumped over a bridge rail and had his head caught on a spiked fence (Google "decapitation Atlanta") brings it up. When do you expect to see riot control police with Homelite chain saws instead of clubs? -- The people think the Constitution protects their rights; But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome. some support http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm See http://www.fija.org/ more about your rights and duties. "Dylan Smith" wrote in message ... | On 2006-02-09, Jim Macklin p51mustang wrote: | effective if you jump from a 40 foot bridge. If you do it | over a river at full flood, there won't even be a funeral | and the cable won't even be seen for about 6 years since | your head and body will NOT be hanging there to draw | attention. | | A bit macabre, but it wouldn't need to be at full flood - a 20 foot drop | using steel cable will probably cause decapitation, so all that'll be | left will be some steel wire and the head/body washed downstream. | -- | Dylan Smith, Port St Mary, Isle of Man | Flying: http://www.dylansmith.net | Oolite-Linux: an Elite tribute: http://oolite-linux.berlios.de | Frontier Elite Universe: http://www.alioth.net |
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How do you know? Is there any tests that have been done to
verify consciousness after decapatitation, perhaps the Nazi doctors had some Jews wired up before the final solution or maybe the current Nazi descendents, the Islamic terrorists kept good records. But their latest "tests" involved slow throat, muscle and finally spinal cord cutting, so that pain would be maximized. But a quick snapping of the spinal cord as the head and body are jerked apart would be quick. A few beers or a Valium would probably handle that (just a guess). "Jose" wrote in message oups.com... | | Dylan Smith wrote: | A bit macabre, but it wouldn't need to be at full flood - a 20 foot drop | using steel cable will probably cause decapitation | | One is conscious for several seconds after decapitation. | | Jose | |
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http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5_262.html
-- Gene Seibel Gene & Sue's Flying Machine - http://pad39a.com/gene/ Because we fly, we envy no one. |
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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. "Gene Seibel" wrote in message ps.com... | http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5_262.html | -- | Gene Seibel | Gene & Sue's Flying Machine - http://pad39a.com/gene/ | Because we fly, we envy no one. | |
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Jose wrote:
Dylan Smith wrote: A bit macabre, but it wouldn't need to be at full flood - a 20 foot drop using steel cable will probably cause decapitation One is conscious for several seconds after decapitation. Do you have first-hand experience here? You must be a fast typist! Matt |
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![]() "Matt Whiting" wrote in message ... Jose wrote: Dylan Smith wrote: A bit macabre, but it wouldn't need to be at full flood - a 20 foot drop using steel cable will probably cause decapitation One is conscious for several seconds after decapitation. Do you have first-hand experience here? You must be a fast typist! Matt During the French Revolution there were some experiments done seeing as the guillotine was in frequent use. One I remember was two fellows set up an experiment. The deal was he who lost his head was to blink as often as possible after the blade fell. As I remember he was able to blink 9 times or so before it was all over. |
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![]() "Jim Macklin" wrote in message news:PcMGf.79298$QW2.7949@dukeread08... How do you know? Is there any tests that have been done to verify consciousness after decapatitation, perhaps the Nazi doctors had some Jews wired up before the final solution or maybe the current Nazi descendents, the Islamic terrorists kept good records. But their latest "tests" involved slow throat, muscle and finally spinal cord cutting, so that pain would be maximized. But a quick snapping of the spinal cord as the head and body are jerked apart would be quick. A few beers or a Valium would probably handle that (just a guess). The Nazi's killed more than just Jews! The Jews just keep whining about it. |
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![]() "Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:l0JGf.756489$x96.135591@attbi_s72... I spent two years without a medical because I took Welbutrin for two months. Is it any wonder that pilots who suspect that they are suffering from depression don't seek treatment? It truly is a Catch-22 situation, and I'm sure the FAA's current policy has made liars out of many hundreds of pilots. Luckily (for me), flying itself is a catch-all cure for depressions of all kinds... :-) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" I am with ya there Jay, I get depressed when I cannot fly hop in an airplane and all is good. Oh! I may be passing through Iowa City soon with a Commander I may be ferrying. |
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