Strange but true: Hangmen also had worries
Q :Over the centuries, prisoners condemned to be hanged by the neck have had plenty to worry about. Have the hangmen/executioners had anything to worry about?
A :Old-fashioned "short drop” executions caused death by strangulation as the rope pressed on the windpipe and arteries to the brain, resulting in a 10-second demise, New Scientist magazine reported. Alas, that was only if the noose was correctly applied. ...
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