There is a myth out there that cockroach bodies will live for weeks without their heads.
Recently I had the opportunity to apply some scientific testing to this question.
I caught a big fat bastard and put him into a ragu pizza jar bottle with air holes cut into the top and pondered how to go about doing this.
Using a pair of tweezers I re-caught him in the bottle (hint: do not fully remove the cap) and held it fast (there is a great deal of wiggling on the critter's part.) Using a sharp paring knife, I deftly removed the head.
Upon quick removal of the head, the body went limp nearly immediately and had no response to stimuli (poke and a match.)
Hopefully PETA will not picket me for my animal testing.



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Yeah... watch it! PETA will be knocking on your door... I'm SO going to report you
Next try the chicken one however I think that one is actually true that the chicken's body does still operate a little after the head has been chopped clear (just nerves going haywire).


....ewwwwwwwwwwww ::squirming::: i hate roaches

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