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Originally Posted by BeyGon
I would think if you went in feet first you would pass out pretty quick, the brain would shut you down.
But, I have always wondered if, when the French would use the big blade to cut your head off, would it hurt that split second when your nose hit the bottom of the basket?
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Actually you would have a fair bit of time to ponder your headlessness. Sometimes the executioner would grab the severed head and turn it to the body so the executed could admire his work.