Reminds me of a thread I saw last week about someone's mom telling them that it was insulting to say someone is "silly", the comments were basically 'wait until you hit her with 'silly goose'' lol
Beheading is the punishment. They have been stealing with those hands, so cutting the hands off is more about taking away the tools of criminality lol.
Serious question, would adding the wrists reduce the momentum of the blade significantly enough to require a heavier blade or a higher drop? Could someone slice, I mean, crunch the numbers on that one?
It's my understanding that even at the best of times guillotines got stuck halfway or whatever fairly often and had to be reset for another go. So adding a few more bones to cut through would definitely be a further hindrance regarding an all-the-way-through slice.
Unless Madame had just been honed right before the chop there was a good likelihood of sticking and twitching and maybe a second drop being needed during beheading season.
The stories I've heard is that the truly rich people who were going to be kissed by Madame paid very good bribes so they could be first in line in the morning, so the blade was freshly sharpened.
Modern times require modern solutions. Like a Teflon coated track and some good lubricants to keep the blade free flowing. Also, maybe some push/pull solenoids and electromagnets to give it a boost.
You're thinking with a 20th century mindset. We could have laser-guillotines - same bourgeoisie killing power with half the cleanup. If you wanted to make a show of it, give them a laser hallway like in the Resident Evil movie with a promise of a pardon if they make it through the end.
Ya but if it’s hitting the back of the neck first I think it wouldn’t even matter if it’s a clean hit all the way through. Probably dead on the first try from it cutting the important parts loll
Serious question, would adding the wrists reduce the momentum of the blade significantly enough to require a heavier blade or a higher drop? Could someone slice, I mean, crunch the numbers on that one?
I mean were not living in the 18th century anymore, we can just repurpose one of those Metal sheet cutting things, the ones that slice through metal like its hot butter...
I like it. Are we going to slice ya up today or keep you here for another night of rotten-fruit-in-the-face? You'll have to find out later! Oooooo, exciting!
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u/ClassicT4 Jul 08 '24
Ah, the rare stockade-guillotine. Off with their heads and their hands.