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Originally Posted by Lee
The point of hanging is to break the neck, not stretch it. You want it stretched? Go buy a rack.
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~146 people were hanged in 2005. 2/3 died of strangulation, 1/3 from the neck breaking.
There are 4 main forms of hanging.
Short or no drop hanging = the prisoner drops just a few inches, and their suspended body weight and physical struggling causes the noose to tighten, normally resulting in death by strangulation
Suspension hanging = lifted into the air using a crane or other mechanism. Death is caused in the same way as with short drop hanging
Standard drop hanging = 4-6 feet, which may or may not break their neck.
measured or long drop hanging = the distance the person falls when the trapdoors open is calculated according to the weight and physique of the person and is designed to break the neck.