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?4MD's - Decapitation with lighsaber - how long would head live?
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:40 pm
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:40 pm
With a traditional decapitation, say, by guillotine, the severed head rapidly loses blood, causing loss of consciousness on the order of seconds.
However, when a limb is severed via lightsaber, the wound is instantly cauterized - trapping the blood within the limb.
It would seem then that if one's head is decapitated via lightsaber (or equivalent), one would retain consciousness much longer - on the order of a couple of minutes or longer even.
Is there any validity to this theory?
However, when a limb is severed via lightsaber, the wound is instantly cauterized - trapping the blood within the limb.
It would seem then that if one's head is decapitated via lightsaber (or equivalent), one would retain consciousness much longer - on the order of a couple of minutes or longer even.
Is there any validity to this theory?
This post was edited on 1/19/16 at 2:04 pm
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Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:41 pm to SpidermanTUba
light sabers don't exist nerd.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:41 pm to SpidermanTUba
i want what you're smoking
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:41 pm to boosiebadazz
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:42 pm to SpidermanTUba
Living up to the insanity of your avatar.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:42 pm to SpidermanTUba
Doubtful, the blood stops flowing from the head as soon as the heart's connection is broken. I guess you could argue that the blood would leak out, but chances are your brain would have already suffocated.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:44 pm to SpidermanTUba
quote:
It would seem then that if one's head is decapitated via light sabre (or equivalent), one would retain consciousness much longer - on the order of a couple of minutes or longer even.
You would immediately cut the brain off from all oxygen. Not like when you hold your breath. In that case, you actually holding a small oxygen reserve. In this case there would be none. So the head would die roughly, by calculations, very fast.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:45 pm to SpidermanTUba
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:46 pm to SpidermanTUba
quote:
Decapitation with ligh sabre
lightsaber*
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:47 pm to SpidermanTUba
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:47 pm to SpidermanTUba
Those few seconds would be so fricked up
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:50 pm to SidewalkDawg
Tissue death is tissue death regardless of whether its from lack of fresh oxygenated blood or blood in general. If the blood doesn't have fresh Oxygen, then the tissue will die. So I wouldn't think the head wouldn't live any longer from decapitation from a light saber than from another method.
This post was edited on 1/19/16 at 1:55 pm
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:50 pm to SpidermanTUba
quote:
sabre
Now all I can picture is someone being decapitated with one of these:
This post was edited on 1/19/16 at 1:59 pm
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:57 pm to SpidermanTUba
But how hot would a light saber (plasma sword) be?
Way to hot to use for decapitation.
Way to hot to use for decapitation.
This post was edited on 1/19/16 at 1:58 pm
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:58 pm to SpidermanTUba
There's really only one way to find out. Report back to us what you discover.
This post was edited on 1/19/16 at 1:59 pm
Posted on 1/19/16 at 2:00 pm to Green Chili Tiger
quote:
Now all I can picture is someone being decapitated with one of these:
But how much of the interior would have to removed to make it a light one?
Posted on 1/19/16 at 2:01 pm to SpidermanTUba
quote:not per Episode 4
However, when a limb is severed via light sabre, the wound is instantly cauterized - trapping the blood within the limb.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 2:02 pm to Hester Carries
quote:
You would immediately cut the brain off from all oxygen. Not like when you hold your breath. In that case, you actually holding a small oxygen reserve. In this case there would be none. So the head would die roughly, by calculations, very fast.
Cells don't instantly use up all the oxygen in blood as soon as the blood gets to them, do they? Wouldn't the blood itself have some oxygen left in it after the time one would otherwise have died from bleeding out - not an optimal amount, but enough for some consciousness?
Posted on 1/19/16 at 2:03 pm to SpidermanTUba
quote:
light sabre
Light saber
Posted on 1/19/16 at 2:04 pm to RedPants
quote:
lightsaber*
thx
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