1287 posted 134 days ago by Nothing_Exempt 134 days ago by Nothing_Exempt +1288 / -1 29 comments share 29 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (29) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 3 ▼ – Bogey 3 points 134 days ago +3 / -0 You technically only need the fall to be about at most 10-13'. I think the general rule is you divide 1100 by their weight and leave that as the fall. That way the neck snaps clean. Otherwise you risk either making it too short and choking them or leaving it too long and popping their head off. Yeah, I've studied this method of execution before. permalink save report block reply ▲ 3 ▼ – fbeeee 3 points 134 days ago +3 / -0 I mean arguably you'd want their heads to be popped off. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 2 ▼ – Bogey 2 points 134 days ago +2 / -0 That might traumatize the kids in the audience. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 3 ▼ – Bragg 3 points 134 days ago +3 / -0 Or teach them how to deal with traitors. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – Pedutoisacuck 1 point 134 days ago +1 / -0 I mean we "accidentally" made the rope too short when we hung the major Nazi war criminals. Why not do the same here? It's no less deserved. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – deleted 1 point 134 days ago +1 / -0
You technically only need the fall to be about at most 10-13'. I think the general rule is you divide 1100 by their weight and leave that as the fall.
That way the neck snaps clean. Otherwise you risk either making it too short and choking them or leaving it too long and popping their head off.
Yeah, I've studied this method of execution before.
I mean arguably you'd want their heads to be popped off.
That might traumatize the kids in the audience.
Or teach them how to deal with traitors.
I mean we "accidentally" made the rope too short when we hung the major Nazi war criminals. Why not do the same here? It's no less deserved.