How much force does it take to break a human neck?!


Question:

How much force does it take to break a human neck?

i mean like how much weight can the average human neck take before it snaps?

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2 weeks ago
i mean like how much weight can the average human neck take before it snaps?

No im not going to hurt myself lol.


Answers:

Are you intending to harm yourself? There are several factors involed in your answer. Where in the neck? The neck muscels help to prevent from "whip-lash" injuries. In the old days a "hang-man's" table was used to determine the hight a body must fall based on a victiums height, weight & sex. It was NOT accurate due to the difference in neck muscles and bone strength. For instance: Superman (Christopher Reeves) broke his neck and was paralized, I however hit a bridge @ 70 mph. In my case, the break did not show-up right away. 1 1/2 yrs after the accident I had surgery to fix C-1 & C-2. A break in C-4 & C-5 is much more common. Neck injuries do NOT show on x-rays, cat scans, or MRI's right away (green stick break).




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