2006-12-30 15:59:07 · 14 answers · asked by danny 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Your neck breaks instantly, so not very long!
2006-12-30 16:00:47 · answer #1 · answered by Pace 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It depends on how heavy the hanged person is, the length of the rope, and how far they were dropped.
If the drop was too short or the rope too long, the neck vertebrae and spinal cord would not be snapped quickly. Instead of dying instantly, death would occur by suffocation.
For a rather complete and macabre description of hanging as a means of execution (including pictures), see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanging
2006-12-30 16:06:52 · answer #2 · answered by Mmerobin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cervical vertebrae break, which severs the spinal cord. If it is done right, the person won't feel anything and won't suffer. If not done right (ie the rope is too short or the person doesn't weigh enough, they will strangle to death which could take 3 to 5 minutes).
2006-12-30 16:02:55 · answer #3 · answered by Bobbobla 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've always wondered this, myself. I've never heard of such a public, world-known hanging.
I've always wondered whether it's the neck that breaks, or blackout via lack of oxygen. Anyway, I consider hanging to be weird and particularly gruesome.
I imagine that the cause of death depends on how tight the noose is. If people can hang themselves in suicide, it must be a pretty quick death.
2006-12-30 16:08:40 · answer #4 · answered by perfectlybaked 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it is done right,when the trap door has been released and the person who is being hanged drops,it should be enough to break their neck causing instant death if not then they suffer maybe 10-15 minutes tops before dying
2006-12-30 16:04:47 · answer #5 · answered by ken s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well it depends on how you hang them honestly. you can still find the records from hangings in the US that records weight and drop distance. if you do it right the neck is broken on the drop and there is possibly no pain. but at the worst about 1 minute maybe 1.5 minutes before you black out. thats why we dont do that in the us anymore.
2006-12-30 16:02:57 · answer #6 · answered by gsschulte 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-22 22:50:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont think they suffer at all.Once your neck is snapped your pretty much dead right away
2006-12-30 16:01:43 · answer #8 · answered by wookie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the rope is "right" 3 seconds & the brain blacks out.
2006-12-30 16:00:19 · answer #9 · answered by IMHO 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Depending on the drop, pretty quickly, because it can snap your neck. So it'd be almost instantaneously.
2006-12-30 16:00:43 · answer #10 · answered by Stacey R. 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋