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[–] shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Fun fact: their design is in the public domain

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Good we need to start building and placing them in front of the 1% houses, and at every single capital city and state halls. Including one in front of Congress and the White House.

[–] thisbenzingring 20 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

grotesque but would be kings and queens need to have that fear in them

all would be monsters need to know that you will still hear and see for long after your head is separated from your neck

this is the punishment for the crimes against humanity

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Not to split heirs, but "long after" in this case is ~12 seconds, IIRC — which is still gruesome AF, but worth being scientifically accurate, I feel. ✊🏼

[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I am very much in favor of splitting heirs.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago

All the way down. 🤌🏼

[–] thisbenzingring 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

one account, dude had his name called and reacted 3 times.... thats pretty long aF!

[–] mybuttnolie@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

wonder if they could still move their eyes and mouth for as long as there was oxygen left in the blood

[–] thisbenzingring 2 points 1 day ago

in the historic account, the guys eyes were clearly moving in reaction to the doctor's voice

one other time I remember that someone described the persons head as stuck in a scream but no sound came out

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Hol'up. What?! 😅🤮😅

[–] FelixCress@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Oh, the salami slicer.

[–] Ilixtze@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 days ago

It's time for guillotines! 🎵

[–] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I just think they're neat

[–] oji@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

A bobsled sled from the 18th century, when the sport was the extreme domain of the aristocracy.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] oji@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You know - a typical sled with a built-in finish line. Optimized so that participants don't have to spend a lot of time descending (from political heights).

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I was just trying to sort out why "sled" followed "bobsled". 😅

[–] oji@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh, I didn't delete one of the words when I was deciding which one would fit better. Well, let's keep it that way. 😅

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago

Obamacheers.gif

[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago