Questions not for the feint of heart

[Thaumologist]

lightsaber.

Or failing that, something hot and sharp. You need to ensure the "patient" is heavily sedated, as too much stimulation of any nerve is going to cause shock.

If you have a while, just go inch by inch. That way the blood loss at one point should be controllable, and the nerves would become desensitised, so sloppy work could be more forgiven.

But still, cauterise EVERYTHING

[Aakaakaak]

Thinking about this a bit more....

I remember that liposuction is limited to a maximum of 10% body mass at a session. Anything more threatens shock and can cause death. The legs probably would have to be done piece by piece.

On the more grotesque end of things:

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I wonder if you could get away with separating the artery from the thigh of the inner leg (while still keeping it intact) and tying off all the lose ends to prefent blood loss. Then severing the leg high up on the thigh...or would that cause a pooling of blood issue?

[svb1972]

Aak³
You are most disturbing.

[Sihaya]

Aak, have you tried some more antique treatises on surgery?  I think you're starting to get into a grotesque version of something that an anatomist might have done in days of yore, like putting a window into an animal's stomach or periodically surveying an internal wound heal through an incision.  For all I know, somebody really tried to see what happened to a (possibly four legged) body when a femoral artery or vein was isolated.

[meg_evonne]

Aak, have you tried some more antique treatises on surgery?  I think you're starting to get into a grotesque version of something that an anatomist might have done in days of yore, like putting a window into an animal's stomach or periodically surveying an internal wound heal through an incision.  For all I know, somebody really tried to see what happened to a (possibly four legged) body when a femoral artery or vein was isolated.

antique???  We have several cows that are out on pasture perfectly content to eat away their lives with the window, hand scoop for samples of the various stomachs.  Quite modern and up to date!  he he

And aak3, I agree.  I'm never going to search through your garbage with the FBI!  Yuck!  The melon baller also leaves the eyeball in tact... so much more fun to taunt the other eye that is still working.  Now I'm getting myself grossed out.  I'm sure I stole that idea from Ludlum or someone!  Maybe it was a Mission Impossible so they could use it for retina scan?  It's not original.

[Aakaakaak]

I believe it was a Saw movie. The one where they took the eye out when they were unconscious, stuck a key behind the eyeball and stuck the eye back in. When they woke up they had some bear trap contraption around their neck with a lock, a timer, instructions and a melon baller.

NOTE: Don't worry all. I just have a vivid imagination. No furbies were harmed in the making of these ideas. No kittens were killed either.

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The most grotesque thing I've ever had to do involved a cat that was already dead when I found it...poor thing got trapped and started decomposing. I had that stink with me for a week. I'll never be rid of the smell. /shudder ...oh, and mice. I've killed mice humanely. Quick blow with a skillet.

[Nickeris86]

there is a movie that goes into great detail on how i guy dismembers they guy that killed his family its rather brilliant. the movie is called A Law Abiding Citizen staring Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler. its a very interesting movie.
 
First he entraps the guy by paralyzing him with puffer fish venom that holds him still while keeping able to feel.

Ties him to a table and puts tourniquets on his limbs so he won't bleed to death.

Pumps him with a huge amount of drugs like adrenaline to keep him awake and alert and so his body doesn't go into shock.

Then he slowly and calmly explains to the guy what he is going to do to him and with which tools.

Gerard Butler can be down right scary when he wants to be.

[Biffy Pyro]

Gross stuff under the black.

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Arms: Tourniquet them to stop the flow of blood for a while. Chop with big hatchet for dramatic effect. Use a bone saw if you want the slow pain.
Legs: Pretty much the same thing, but you'll want to tourniquet a little lower. There's big arteries that go through the inner thigh.
Eyes: A good deep sea fish hook sounds like it would to the trick. Once it's out of the socket just nip the stalk with some good kitchen shears.
Jaw: This is interesting. There's a lot of bone involved there. You could shatter the jawbone with a ball-peen hammer, then knife the bone out, or you could do it a little more gruesome, knife your way in from the lips to the back of the mouth to get your horizontal, run a vertical cut from jaw to jaw under the chin (careful to avoid the arteries. You don't want to slit his throat.), then once you have the bone and teeth exposed you break out the bolt cutters.

NOTE: H E A V Y sedation is involved. It's highly doubtful you could pull off this kind of thing if the person is awake. They'd likely die from the trauma of missing limbs, etc. The only way I could see someone getting away with someone staying awake through most of it is a spinal block (I think that's the right term for the big needle that goes in your back?)

Yes, to do all this some medical knowledge would be required.

epidural or spinal block yeah, and you would need a LOT of arterial clamps, and probably the most gruesome way to do it would be to cauterise the wound to stop them throwing fatty embolisms

[Snowleopard]

Along with heavy sedation, you could try lowering the person's body temp.  Slows the bleeding, slows the heart and tends to keep them sleepy and docile.

[Nickeris86]

Along with heavy sedation, you could try lowering the person's body temp.  Slows the bleeding, slows the heart and tends to keep them sleepy and docile.

why would you sedate them then they wouldn't be in as much pain. kind of defeats the reason of dismebering them while they are still alive.

[Snowleopard]

As someone pointed out earlier if you don't sedate them they will go into shock and die fairly quickly.  So if keeping them alive is the game then sedatives are called for.  Besides, if the person knew that such damage had been done to them - the threat of the sedatives wearing off would be a really nasty form of torture.  (Brrrr, I just creeped myself out by thinking of that!  Gack!)

[Aakaakaak]

epidural or spinal block yeah, and you would need a LOT of arterial clamps, and probably the most gruesome way to do it would be to cauterise the wound to stop them throwing fatty embolisms

alright so...

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Apply the tourniquet high on the leg, cleanly saw off the leg about 3 inches below the tourniquet then take the flaming hot bottom of a frying pan and sear the stump closed. Remove tourniquet. Pan fry thigh pieces and serve to victim. Maybe like "on the ham-bone" ring style?...similar to the Silence of the Lambs 2/3? brain thing.

[shades of grey]

This thread is possibly one post away from being evidence in a court of law.

[Aakaakaak]

...or a really good thriller....maybe both...

[Biffy Pyro]

alright so...

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Apply the tourniquet high on the leg, cleanly saw off the leg about 3 inches below the tourniquet then take the flaming hot bottom of a frying pan and sear the stump closed. Remove tourniquet. Pan fry thigh pieces and serve to victim. Maybe like "on the ham-bone" ring style?...similar to the Silence of the Lambs 2/3? brain thing.

sounds positively delectable! *makes hannibal noise*