Attack of the Headless Snake

[Victarion]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20212558?GT1=10252

 

[terry78]

Like chickens with their heads cut off. It was dead, yet still functioned enough to bite. I suspect that when you decapitate something, the head is still alive for a few moments.

 

[dpm07]

According to current medical consensus the human head is alive for about 13 seconds after being separated from the body.

You may wonder how this is possible. See, what technically kills the victim isn't the beheading. It's the lack of oxygen and other chemicals in the bloodstream. The precise post-execution lifespan will depend on how much oxygen, and other chemicals, were in the brain at the point of decapitation.

Still, that's not to say the head is aware it's been decapitated. Depending on the individual, consciousness can either "cease immediately" or go on for much of the 13-second span.

 

[Ghostvirus]

According to current medical consensus the human head is alive for about 13 seconds after being separated from the body.

You may wonder how this is possible. See, what technically kills the victim isn't the beheading. It's the lack of oxygen and other chemicals in the bloodstream. The precise post-execution lifespan will depend on how much oxygen, and other chemicals, were in the brain at the point of decapitation.

Still, that's not to say the head is aware it's been decapitated. Depending on the individual, consciousness can either "cease immediately" or go on for much of the 13-second span.

Gee, thanks for that.

 

[Asteroid-Man]

dumbass...

 

[Jack Rabbit]

Yeah, I heard about this.

Jackass.

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

According to current medical consensus the human head is alive for about 13 seconds after being separated from the body.

You may wonder how this is possible. See, what technically kills the victim isn't the beheading. It's the lack of oxygen and other chemicals in the bloodstream. The precise post-execution lifespan will depend on how much oxygen, and other chemicals, were in the brain at the point of decapitation.

Still, that's not to say the head is aware it's been decapitated. Depending on the individual, consciousness can either "cease immediately" or go on for much of the 13-second span.

so technically you could still get out the first verse to "Stairway to Heaven" after your head is cut off...

 

[Victarion]

So the decapitated human head in question would'nt sprout spiderlegs and be off, then?

 

[jaguarr]

Anyone who grew up in rattlesnake country can tell you that the head stays active for several minutes after you separate it from the body. Not something you want to just leave lying around as this guy can attest to.

jag

 

[PhotoJones]

What's with calling this guy a dumbass? The guy cut the snake's head off, beat the snake's head in, and left it for a moment under his truck. That's a lot different than immediately reaching for the head right after severing it from the rest of the body.

 

[Savage]

HA! t: