In 1905 , a French physician sought to find out. He attended an execution and stood close to the guillotine. He approached as soon as the severed head tumbled into the basket below and called out the man’s name. In the New Zealand study, researchers first sedated the rats, attached electroencephalograph (EEG) monitoring, and set them up in a rat-sized guillotine. After decapitation, the researchers observed activity for the first 10 to 15 seconds. In some laboratories, decapitation has long been considered the most humane way to dispose of an animal. Other laboratories use decapitation to be able to analyze chemical-free tissues, according to the study’s lead author, Kavitha Kongara, a senior lecturer in veterinary science at Massey University.

Biden Confirms Hamas Beheaded Children in Atrocity That ‘Exceeds’ ISIS.” Skynews, 11 Oct. 2023, https://www.skynews.com.au/world-news/joe-biden-confirms-hamas-terrorists-beheaded-children-in-an-atrocity-the-president-says-exceeds-worst-of-isis/news-story/d082e98613107c0e14d530756b673a82.Accessed 12 Oct. 2023. Little research was conducted on the subject, however, until the turn of the twentieth century, when another French doctor, Beaurieux, was permitted to make an investigation of a severed head, of a criminal called Languille, immediately after guillotining:Perucho then casually saunters over to the unsuspecting rebel and, with all the studied nonchalance of a golfer out for a practice session, sweeps the poor unfortunate’s head off his shoulders while he is telling his co-conspirator of his plans for escape. The head then rolls to a stop as the mouth carries on speaking. The physician might have been correct. Studies involving animals have recorded brain activity following the sudden severing of the head. One study in New Zealand sought to understand whether there was brain activity in decapitated lab rats . GB News in Britain. Charlie Peters of GB News claimed to have seen proof of "innocents beheaded and burned — murdered babies." When asked by another user on X if he had seen evidence of the allegedly beheaded infants, he said, "I said murdered babies. Infants have been killed and we have seen footage." It was unclear what video to which he was referring, and whether it was publicly accessible. When we reached out to Peters, he directed us to The Media Line's reporting on footage released by the Israeli military and review of forensic evidence, as mentioned above.

Saint Ginés de La Jara (Getty Museum)". Archived from the original on 2008-10-05 . Retrieved 2007-08-21. Easily one of the worst films ever made , The Humanoid stars Richard Kiel as Golob, a gentle giant of a space pilot who is transformed by the evil Lord Graal and his minion Dr Kraspin into the rampaging one man army of the title. Sent to kill the leader of the planet Metropolis, Golob is stopped and transformed into a force for good by young Tom-Tom, a mysterious and gifted mystic who then helps Golob and the rest of the good guys launch a climactic assault against Lord Graal’s forces.

Hearing from a Journalist in Kfar Aza

Kongara described the EEG changes as “significant” and said her team attributed the activity to the rats’ cerebral cortices responding to the pain. The EEG activity was then followed by a termination of brain activity. “That means during this window, ‘decapitation’ can be perceived as painful by a conscious animal,” she says. Many verified news reports documented the deaths of innocent civilians killed by Hamas militants in Kfar Aza. However, the circumstances under which those deaths occurred, and whether any of them included "beheaded babies," were unclear.

In 2014, a massive prison riot broke out in Cascavel, Brazil. Nearly 1,000 inmates (some of whom are pictured above) rose up to demand better living conditions. They took over several wings of the institution and even set fire to many parts of the prison. Of the four people killed, two were brutally beheaded. Guards were held hostage. Their captors used the severed heads to inflict psychological torture. Citing footage compiled by the Israeli military and interviews with forensic experts, The Media Line's reporting stated at least one adult was decapitated by a Hamas fighter (video footage showed the act, according to The Media Line) and soldiers' decapitated corpses were displayed in Gaza, though it did not say infants, specifically, were decapitated at the hands of Hamas fighters. At present, details are still emerging from communities affected in Israel, the death tolls are still being counted, and the manner of many deaths have not yet been confirmed. We will update this story once more information comes to light. During the late Roman period, when this man was alive, Roman control broke down in what is now the United Kingdom, leading the empire to take on mercenaries to fight off invaders, Collard said. So, it's possible that this man, whose brooch looks like those found on continental Europe, was a Roman mercenary or possibly even an invader who took over the Roman villa, Collard said. A genetic analysis of the man's remains will hopefully shed light on his roots, Collard added.

In Sum

Here is what I was able to note immediately after the decapitation: the eyelids and lips of the decapitated man worked in irregularly rhythmic contractions for about 4 or 6 seconds. I waited several seconds longer. The spasmodic movements ceased. The face relaxed, the lids half-closed in the eyeballs, leaving only the white of the conjunctiva visible, exactly as in the dying whom we have occasion to see every day [...] It was then that I called in a strong, sharp, voice: 'Languille!' I then saw the eyelids slowly lift up, without any spasmodic contraction -- I insist advisedly on this pecularity -- but with an even movement, quite distinct and normal, such as happens in everyday life, with people awakened or torn from their thoughts. Next, Languille's eyes very definitely fixed themselves on mine and the pupils focused themselves. I was not, then, dealing with a vague dull look, without any expression that can be observed any day in dying people to whom one speaks: I was dealing with undeniably living eyes which were looking at me." In part, many questions about the violence remain unanswered because journalists have limited access to many parts of Israel and Palestine due to safety threats and military brigades. I have very fond memories of this one, as it was the first time I’d ever been scared witless at the cinema, transfixed by a story that builds to the appearance of one of the most horrendously magnificent Ray Harryhausen monsters ever to grace a young boy’s bedroom wall. It is also unique on this list because it’s the only instance where the decapitation is essential to the film’s plot. It shows how dense the settlement was," Collard said. These people were also producing iron tools, such as knives, he noted. Eventually, people switched from round houses to rectangular stone Roman buildings. "We don't know if it was the same owners or the same family, but we like to think that the continuity was there. And they just took on with new fashions and assimilated into the Roman Empire," he said. a b "The stories of St. Edmund, St. Kenelm, St. Osyth, and St. Sidwell in England, St. Denis in France, St. Melor and St. Winifred in Celtic territory, preserve the pattern and strengthen the link between legend and folklore", Beatrice White observes. ( White 1972, p.123).

Walter, Christopher (2003). The Warrior Saints in Byzantine Art and Tradition. London: Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-84014-694-3.This is the decapitation that just keeps on giving, and it’s the hilarious repercussions which follow that make it so memorable. The initial decapitation is actually a truncated version of the same scene in the first film, when Linda launches herself 20 feet into the air, only to have Ash swing a spade as she descends, resulting in her headless body landing on him while her giggling head plops down yards away. Sky News Defends Decision To Hold On Baby Beheading Claims.” Mediaite, 11 Oct. 2023, https://www.mediaite.com/uk/sky-news-anna-botting-defends-restraint-on-reporting-hamas-baby-beheading-claims/.Accessed 11 Oct. 2023.