Even the guillitine is not likely to be painless. The brain dies from a lack of blood  but this could take several minutes and old films have been studied that indicate the victim is awake for at least a short time.

I can remember also as a child growing up on the farm and witnessed my mother chopping off the heads of chickens. The body thrashed around for several minutes and you could also see the beak open and close. I know this sounds cruel but it really was the best and most efficient way to prepare a meal. I understand the method is still used today in preparing the neatly packaged chickens you see at the supermarket.

Years ago, I had the pleasure of entertaining a pair of visiting scientists from the Soviet Union.Well only one was actually a scientist. The other was his KGB handler. But anyway, they told me how executions were handled in Russia and it may actually be the most humane way. The prisoner was always executed within 30 days of conviction but he never knew when. Silently, on some night following conviction, the executioner simply slipped into the cell and fired a bullet into the back of the poor guys brain.

Your right, there really is no inhumane way to kill someon or slaughter an animal for that matter.
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