Eight turns on a hangman's noose?

[Brutuskend]

I always thought they were supposed to have 13!

There ARE 13 steeps leading to the gallows though, right?

 

[CanOWorms]

I was watching a The History Channel show on the people convicted in Lincoln's assassination and they said that it was 8 turns (except 5 for the woman that was hanged because the executioner guy thought her death sentence would be avoided so he just stopped after he was tired)

 

[BlueWeasel]

What's so significant about the number of turns? There is no difference betweeen 8 and 13, right?

 

[Brutuskend]

Originally posted by: CanOWorms
I was watching a The History Channel show on the people convicted in Lincoln's assassination and they said that it was 8 turns (except 5 for the woman that was hanged because the executioner guy thought her death sentence would be avoided so he just stopped after he was tired)

Right, that's the show I was watching as well!

OOPS, I said Discovery didn't I?

It was the History Channel.

 

[Evadman]

If there are not anough loops, the neck doesn't break, and the subject has a horrible death by suffication instead of a relitively painless death by broken neck.

 

[z0mb13]

Originally posted by: Evadman
If there are not anough loops, the neck doesn't break, and the subject has a horrible death by suffication instead of a relitively painless death by broken neck.

ouchie

 

[Brutuskend]

It's the distance of the drop that breaks the neck, not the knot.

There is a formula for figuring drop distance for body weight.

 

[MisterPresident]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
It's the distance of the drop that breaks the neck, not the knot.

There is a formula for figuring drop distance for body weight.

We have an expert on our hands!

 

[ColdFusion718]

Originally posted by: MisterPresident

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
It's the distance of the drop that breaks the neck, not the knot.

There is a formula for figuring drop distance for body weight.

We have an expert on our hands!

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
It's the distance of the drop that breaks the neck, not the knot.

There is a formula for figuring drop distance for body weight.

The rope has to be stiff enough for a certain length though, and is stiffened by the turns. The knot is also placed by the subjects left ear so that the break is in the correct spot. (5th and 6th IIRC. Been a while.)

 

[bootymac]

Originally posted by: Evadman

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
It's the distance of the drop that breaks the neck, not the knot.

There is a formula for figuring drop distance for body weight.

The rope has to be stiff enough for a certain length though, and is stiffened by the turns. The knot is also placed by the subjects left ear so that the break is in the correct spot. (5th and 6th IIRC. Been a while.)

:Q

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: bootymac
:Q

You don't want to piss me off.

 

[h8red]

I always thought it was 13 turns as well

 

[LordMaul]

Originally posted by: Evadman

Originally posted by: bootymac
:Q

You don't want to piss me off.

Yeah, WeaselWang here gets pretty squeaky when you anger him.


:Q

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: Evadman
If there are not anough loops, the neck doesn't break, and the subject has a horrible death by suffication instead of a relitively painless death by broken neck.

Awww....Boo Hoo.

Wouldn't a plastic bag over his head be cheaper and less messy?

 

[crab]

I broke my neck before. I didnt die, and it wasn't even remotely painless lol.


Oh, it was 5 years ago today. I wanna go party

 

[DeeKnow]

riveting stuff.....:shocked: