Well, first of all, let us
assume that you want to
continue living, because not wanting to
die would be a great reason to avoid
losing your head.
You need your
brain attached to your
body to perform even the simplest of
tasks. As far as I know, there haven't been any successful "
brain in a jar" experiments.
For however long it happened to take before you were completely dead, it would be
excruciatingly painful.
It would
raise issues such as:
"Do we need a
casket for the head and the body, or should we try to
glue it back on first?"
Also, if that did
happen, and you were
immortal, it could still
kill you! I saw this on
Highlander. Not to mention, your body would get very
confused for a few moments, and you'd probably try to
scream and grab at your missing noggin, etc., etc.
As an
end note, I'd like to say that this is the most
disturbing node I've ever
written and probably ever will write.
God bless insomnia and the hole in the universe. I
apologize to those with exceedingly
weak stomachs, in advance.