biology question #3665  Mike, a 20 year old male from the
Internet asks on October 20, 2006,   I have a question which is
a bit strange but in all honesty i don't know and i was hoping
you could help me. There are many films out where someone in the
film gets their head cut off, people confuse me to whether the
next part is true, Would you still be alive for a few seconds? A
lot of people i ask say they have heard that you can feel your
head hit the floor and can still be alive for 3 seconds. My own
view on this is this is not possible as the brain requires
communication with the heart to survive and i thought you would
be dead the minute the contact is severed.  viewed 13037 times
the answer  Barry Shell answered on October 22, 2006, A:
Scientifically, the answer is nobody knows, since no good
controlled experiments have been done. One of the best sources
for an answer to your question is part of the Wikipedia entry on
guillotines.  Add to or comment on this answer using the form
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