Spiderman and Death by De-Capitation

I found this while doing some work today. Do you know what happens when you cut off your head? Strangely compelling.

How long is the interval of consciousness after the head is severed? In France, in the days of the guillotine, some of the condemned were asked to blink their eyes if they were still conscious after the knife fell. Reportedly, their heads blinked for up to 30 seconds after decapitation. How much of this was voluntary and how much due to reflex nerve action is speculation. Most nations with science sophisticated enough to determine this question have long since abandoned decapitation as a legal tool.

And I saw Spiderman last night. Tobey Maguire rocks and looks fantastic in that suit 🙂

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