• @Brainsploosh
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    86 days ago

    Iirc, it was also a newfangled, more effective/humane method, and a symbol of progress.

    • peopleproblems
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      56 days ago

      Crazy to think something so gruesome is pretty damn painless and quick.

      • @Dadifer
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        46 days ago

        Yeah, but then the blades get dull, and you have to do it a couple times.

        • peopleproblems
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          46 days ago

          Well this is not a fun fact I was aware of.

          I just sort of thought it was heavy enough that it pretty much didn’t fail

          • @Dadifer
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            36 days ago

            You’re rethinking your billionaire-killing strategy?

            • peopleproblems
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              26 days ago

              Nothing to do with that. I just didn’t realize the dull blade was a thing. As far as I know it was used in capital punishment outside of the revolution as well, and that’s where I was lacking the knowledge