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[โ€“] stickly@lemmy.world 183 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (10 children)

That has to be one of the worst guillotine designs I've ever seen, send this child back to school.

  • no mouton
  • curve is simultaneously less effective than a diagonal and harder to make
  • tiny contact point with groove on the narrow blade side, basically guaranteed to jump on the way down or slip on impact
  • no head basket or splatter shield
  • no bascule, good luck shifting that body kid
  • no stabilizing supports

This thing is gonna paralyze the guy, send the blade flying into the crowd, and cause a slow bleed death (if any)

[โ€“] Sergio@piefed.social 65 points 1 week ago (1 children)

it's bc CEO didn't pay for Premium Guillotine(tm). CEO also had to watch 5 minutes of unskippable ads before being decraptiated.

[โ€“] bonsai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 week ago

One of those tip screens pop up before the blade comes down

[โ€“] alzymologist@sopuli.xyz 41 points 1 week ago

don't judge school projects too harshly!

besides, you've described a great are performance, with a MESSAGE

[โ€“] rockerface@lemmy.cafe 28 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This thing is gonna paralyze the guy, send the blade flying into the crowd, and cause a slow bleed death (if any)

I fail to see the downside

[โ€“] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago

We haven't got all day!

[โ€“] Mika@piefed.ca 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)

A good guillotine? In this economy?!

Besides, it's probably way scarier to die from improper cut.

[โ€“] comador@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Nicolas Jacques Pelletier

One of the first guillotine victims, his execution reportedly failed initially due to a poorly fitted lunette (headrest) and a dull blade, requiring multiple attempts and hacks to finish, according to historical reports.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Jacques_Pelletier

[โ€“] saltnotsugar@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

I would like to subscribe to guillotine critiques.

[โ€“] diffaldo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 week ago

Because of inflation its cheap โ˜น๏ธ

You mean the CEO gets to suffer before they die? Bonus points!

[โ€“] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

Well shit, I was hopin' you'd say that.

Donny!

Got a job for ya!

[โ€“] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

This thing is gonna paralyze the guy, send the blade flying into the crowd, and cause a slow bleed death (if any)

That kid is going to turn into a real John C. Woods, and I'm here for it.