You, Yes You, Can Own a Guillotine
New to the world of Guillotine ownership? Want to get into the art, but don't know where to start? Are you an enthusiast who just wants to learn a little bit more?
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Off with his head!
The Best Guillotine Uses
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Helpful Hints
So here are some tips from experience Guillotine experts:*Sand or Sawdust placed below the guillotine helps to reduce cleanup
*The best place for your guillotine is outdoors. However, if you worry about public outcry, and indoor venue featuring concrete flooring covered with a tarp (a garage, unfinished basement etc) will work well.
*Keep your blade sharpened and in working order
*It is thought that the head remains conscious for at least a few seconds post-decap. So in an effort to be courteous, one could add some landscape pictures from travel magazines(perhaps of Hawaii or New Zealand) to line the basket or bucket.
*While a woven basket is traditional and more decorative head depository, buckets are easier to clean. A stainless steel is often recommended, as plastic has a tendency to stain. See below Amazon link for details.
History
While most people associate the Guillotine with the French Revolution, it's humble beginnings date back to 1286, when the Halifax Gibbet (as pictured) was first used. This device was set up similarly, but instead of a blade, it hosted a blunt end to either crush or shear the head from the neck with force.It was not until the French Revolution that the blade was added. Before the guillotine, the executions of France had varied and most were long and gruesome. The guillotine was instated to insure that all criminals were given an equal death, regardless of class and standing.
It took its name from Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, who served on the committee who job it was to design and install an equal opportunity death machine.
Pre-guillotine devices were developed without blades at all, and it wasn't until the above mentioned committee that they choose to install one. The guillotine was developed with a crescent shaped blade, and it wasn't until later that angled blade was substituted and is touted as having a cleaner cut.
The ideal slope of the blade is roughly 45 degrees, but that can vary. The most important factor to a swift, clean cut is a heavily weighted blade (a minimum of forty pounds, in addition to the blade)
The Starter Kit
Execution: The Guillotine, the Pendulum, the Thousand Cuts, the Spanish Donkey, and 66 Other Ways of Putting Someone to Death
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Guillotine & The Cross
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Woven Storage Basket with Handles
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Galvanized Metal Water Bucket, 12 Qt
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Allsop Cleanup Canvas #27602
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What do you think?
What is the best method of execution?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byI'm pro-guillotine!
poddys says:
Guillotine is probably the cleanest. I heard some horrific tales of beheading using an axe, where it takes multiple chops and/or the axe misses... OUCH!
I thunk most execution these days is too humane. Why make such a fuss about lethal injections or having the chair just right. Just fry the @#$%^&...
Posted August 05, 2008
GUILLOTINE says:
GUILLOTINE is the best method of execution. GUILLOTINE is swift. GUILLOTINE is mighty. GUILLOTINE promises not to leave too much of a mess. Other candidates promise change, but only GUILLOTINE has the experience needed to clean up the government. So Vote GUILLOTINE this November 7! www.voteguillotine.com
Posted May 01, 2008
siemprejess says:
The guillotine is a neat, clean method of execution. Particularly good for mass executions, all you need is a large head container and a way to organize the lines. It is also pleasantly dramatic without being too gruesome and can make executions fun family entertainment!
Posted April 21, 2008
I think there's a better way...
victoria_neely says:
I'm not sure I'd want to be conscious after my head was detached from my body. What a trip. I some kind of execution where you don't know what hit you until you're already dead.
Posted June 11, 2008
Tribe_Curious says:
How about with a bow & arrow? That's how we tribe-sters do it.
Posted April 21, 2008
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poddys
An interesting lens. And here I was thinking I was going to learn how to cut paper LOL :) 5***** Posted August 05, 2008 |
