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Guillotine (en.m.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 weeks ago by solsangraal@lemmy.zip to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 20 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (9 children)

grotesque but would be kings and queens need to have that fear in them

all would be monsters need to know that you will still hear and see for long after your head is separated from your neck

this is the punishment for the crimes against humanity

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

Not to split heirs, but "long after" in this case is ~12 seconds, IIRC — which is still gruesome AF, but worth being scientifically accurate, I feel. ✊🏼

[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I am very much in favor of splitting heirs.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 weeks ago

All the way down. 🤌🏼

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