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[–]HopeThatHalps 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

It's really hard to tell if it's voluntary eye movement when he looks down. I think it's just his eye moving to a state rest, but before the camera phone guy gets close to his face, it looks like he's looking straight ahead for a few seconds. They say you stay lucid for 2 or 3 seconds after decapitation, that looks about right to me.

[–]Abraxas919 7 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

some crazy scientist supposedly did a study on this during the french revolution. He said that in a few cases the head would respond to their name being called and look in the direction it was coming from. I think after about 30 seconds he said no one was able to respond.

[–]Sdrawkcab 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

This guy agreed to blink for as long as he could. Supposedly around 30 seconds http://www.strangehistory.net/2011/02/06/lavoisier-blinks/

[–]Crispycatfish 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That's fucking haunting...