Can your neck support your body weight?

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asked Oct 1, 2020 in Body/Skin by olddutchfarm (410 points)
Can your neck support your body weight?

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answered Oct 1, 2020 by gharrison (1,530 points)
The bodies neck can support the average humans weight as long as they are not too heavy.

However the neck cannot support your body weight if it the neck has some rope tied around it and you're suddenly dropped.

Even if a rope was around your neck and you were dropped down slowly you would still eventually die due to asphyxiation and your neck will likely eventually snap due to the bodies weight.

However if you were to stand upside down on your head and had someone hold your legs up in the air then your head and neck could support the weight for a short while.

An average human head weighs between 10 to 11 lbs for an adult head and around 1 lb for an infant and 2 to 3 lbs for a 1 year old to 3 year old.

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