how long would it take for a 14 stone man to die from hanging?

Question

is it possible for a 14 stone man to be hung from the neck and die in less than 2 minutes

Answer 1

Apart from 'the drop' form of hanging, where the vertebra in the neck are snapped as is the spinal cord, the mode of hanging by strangulation, or being 'strung up' is still used as capital punishment in certain countries, and causes death by slow asphyxiation.
The rope, if thick enough, will not only prevent breathing , but produces pressure on both carotid arteries, which can cause unconsciousness quite quickly, perhaps within two minutes as suggested. A person weighing 14 stone, and with thick neck muscles may have the ability to hold out longer than a person with a thinner neck perhaps.
Throughout the Middle Ages up to the Eighteenth Century, where mercy was shown, or through the pleas of a convicted persons' family, a hanging persons legs were pulled on by men , who by their weight speeded up the dying process!
Difficult to know when death has occured apart from testing the heart.

Answer 2

Stereotypes, fiction though they are, sometimes have one foot in reality, That is why many people believe them. Stereotypes arise from headlines that, to an extent, tell some of the story. But they fudge on the details. And in the final analysis, stereotypes fail to justly describe their subjects. Concerning the Old Testament, nowhere has this been more of a problem than in the stereotyping of God’s Judgment on the Canaanites. Of Israel’s attacks on the northern part of Canaanite cities, the Bible states, “but they struck every man with the edge of the sword until they had destroyed them, and they left none breathing. As the Lord had commanded Moses His servant, so Moses Commanded Joshua, and so Joshua did” (Josh. 11:14.15). God clearly commanded Israel to annihilate the Canaanites and that is exactly what Joshua did. Headlines such as this have caused many people to question God’s basic justice. How can a holy, just, and loving God command such extreme violence? Indeed, many have thought of this issue as the Old Testament’s biggest Challenge to modern readers. Some have gone so far as to allege that there is no connection between the “God of the Old Testament” and the “God of the New Testament revealed in Jesus.” However, this stereotype breaks down under examination. The Bible gives reasons for the Canaanites’ destruction- and these reasons are in concert with the whole tenor of the Bible in Both Testaments. The Primary reason for the Canaanites’ destruction was that they were guilty of gross sin. Abraham got a preview of this when God had promised him the land. God said Fulfillment of the promise would be delayed in part because “the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete” (Gen. 15:16; the Amorites were the Canaanites). For many years, the Canaanites sins would not justify annihilation. But that time would arrive, and it did arrive by the time of Joshua. What were the sins of the Canaanites? The gruesome list in Lev. 18 gives some of the details, including incest, adultery, child sacrifice homosexuality, and bestiality. Of course, every person has sinned in some fashion (Ps.143). On this level, the Canaanites only received what all peoples deserved; others were spared only by God’s grace. But Canaan was not a community of upstanding citizens. It was a thoroughly debased society, hostile to all God’s ways (Deut. 9:4, 5).To a lesser degree; God was merely protecting His people. God promised that He would curse anyone who cursed Israel (Gen.12:3). The Canaanites sought to destroy Israel on at least two occasions (Josh.9:1, 2; 11:1-5), and God would not allow that. The stereotype also breaks down because it overlooks the highly localized nature of the judgment on Canaan. The Israelites did not have a license to kill. They had no right to do the same to whatever peoples they encountered, at any time or place. This destruction targeted the sinful Canaanites of that time only. As harsh as it may seem to us, the Canaanites brought God’s judgment on themselves by their own sin. The New Testament states that one day, Jesus Christ will judge the wicked nations of the earth (Matt. 25:31-46). God once judged all the wicked nations of the earth Gen.6-9), and the same God will one day again Judge everyone who has ever lived (2 Pet.3:10-13). The judgment against the Canaanites is merely on instance of His judgment on the wicked even as He extends forgiveness to others.

Answer 3

Nobody hangs nowadays I believe...they drop, thereby breaking their neck. Death is therefore instantaneous.

If they drop too far, the terminal momentum is too great for the neck and the decapitation occurs. That is what happened recently in Irag.

I suspect that the weight of a person being simply hung is less important than their physcal condition. That is, how long they can hold their breath.

Answer 4

no matter how much a person weighs hanging is not the thing to do .
a better question is how long would it take a 14 stone man to feel better and improve his lot in life if he sought help for this.

Answer 5

It doesn't matter how heavy someone is. When it comes to hanging yourself it's whether the noose is strong enough to take your weight and of course what the noose is tied to has to be strong enough to hold the weight aswell.
It would take the same length of time to die, regardless of your weight.

Answer 6

If done properly, that's as it should be. The well-done hanging snaps the neck. It isn't supposed to be a death by strangulation.

Answer 7

About three or four seconds. When you are hanged, the fall breaks your neck, and hey Presto, you're history! And you know what they say "the bigger you are, the harder you fall"!

Answer 8

The time depends on the drop.

Answer 9

That depends on the length of the drop.

Answer 10

yes it happens straight away pretty much because it disconnects your brain from the spinal cord which is fatal