To: Lonesome in Massachussets
A skilled hangman knew how to calculate the length of the drop and the number of coils to use in the noose based on the thickness of the rope and the weight and height of the hangee. It is a lost art.
95 posted on
08/26/2023 5:27:56 PM PDT by
Bubba_Leroy
( Dementia Joe is Not My President)
To: Bubba_Leroy
Yet, even then they would sometimes misjudge and the results were pretty bad.
98 posted on
08/26/2023 5:49:31 PM PDT by
ProtectOurFreedom
(We are proles, they are nobility.)
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