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[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Fun fact: their design is in the public domain

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks 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.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks 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

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks 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. ✊🏼

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I am very much in favor of splitting heirs.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

All the way down. 🤌🏼

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Hol'up. What?! 😅🤮😅

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks 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

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

It's time for guillotines! 🎵

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks 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).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks 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. 😅

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Obamacheers.gif

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I just think they're neat

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago