Basis of cartoon doesnt really follow physics or logic, But maybe the reasont That the brain of the said subject has not been affected yet, But we can say that the brain is not harmed, But if we say the brain is halved because of the damage then a person may die, But did you know that, Even with half a brain missing, A person can still live? The findings suggests that the remaining half of the brain may form unusually strong connections between different functional brain networks. This may help the body work as if the brain was intact.