TWISTED TO DEATH | SAW III
The Death: In retaliation for running down a kid while driving drunk, the Jigsaw serial killer breaks Timothy Young’s neck with “The Rack,” which twists his limbs and head around … well, somewhat farther than they’re meant to twist.
Dr. Yaun Says: “If the legs made it all the way around, he would have passed out due to the hemorrhaging from the torn arteries and veins. The twisting of the neck would sever the vertebral artery and the spinal cord at the first vertebra, meaning he would be instantly paralyzed. The spinal cord has layers — the outer layers go directly out to the upper part of the spine, connecting at the face, neck, shoulders, arms, and muscles. The inner layers do the same thing but just lower in the body. So the longer the cord, the further down the body it goes. When the nerves get cut at the top of the neck, you lose function of all the nerves at that level and below.”
We Say: Overkill. ::yawn::
