From: Mike Taylor, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Nah, the chicken thrashes because his CNS has been severed, its a reflex
>action. If you destroy the brain - or the spine - there won't be even a
>twitch. Neck-shot deer, or cattle hit with a captive bolt killer, go
>down like a sack of spuds.
>
Why do my chickens thrash about when I have severed the spine? They
thrash their wings for up to a minute, with considerable force, despite
the complete severance of the spine.
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I'm not a neurologist, but research has been done into it and it is
possible to kill someone without them "twitching" or whatever.
In the case that Derek mentions the kid put a .44 magnum to his head
just below his temple and pulled the trigger, giving himself an
instant lobotomy and shooting his eyes out. However he missed
most of his brain.
A person is not a chicken, BTW, there are no doubt many great differences
in their nervous systems.
Anyway this thread is becoming a little gruesome for my tastes!
Steve.
Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org
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