There's a misconception that the tar used is the same stuff we use on roads. In days of yore they used pine tar, which is liquidy and sticky. It was commonly used on ships. It doesn't need to be heated up to be viscose, so the application of pine tar and then feathers was for the purpose of humiliating the victim, rather than causing life-threatening injuries.
There's a misconception that the tar used is the same stuff we use on roads. In days of yore they used pine tar, which is liquidy and sticky. It was commonly used on ships. It doesn't need to be heated up to be viscose, so the application of pine tar and then feathers was for the purpose of humiliating the victim, rather than causing life-threatening injuries.
either will do.
But you could still use boiling pitch if you wanted to!