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I see all the memes about guillotines for the rich, funny in spirit, but actually building one in the town square is not practical. They take a ton of materials, they are huge, and they do not even work reliably. Would it not make more sense to build one from metal with hydraulic pistons or something? I am not a machinist, but a more mobile unit you could wheel into a square to decapitate a few effigies seems about as effective for sending a message, and easier to remove or relocate if needed.

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[–] bizarroland@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Don't log splitters work incredibly slow?

That's not really gonna chop people's heads off, rather it would inexorably pinch their necks until their head falls off.

That's pretty fucking gruesome.

[–] Typotyper@sh.itjust.works 2 points 21 hours ago

Most wood splinters do move slow but that one (Large valve and accumulator) would make it faster.

[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If we're going for gruesome, how about we build a huge version of one of those slicers that they feed vegetables in, and just feed the oligarchs into it.

Gives you the option to feed them head first if you want to show mercy, while still being able to feed them in feet first for someone like Musk.

Then they are cut up into small, easy to compost pieces.

[–] Munkisquisher@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Wood chippers exist and are pretty much this

[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

While I appreciate the composting efficiency, I was thinking something like this for maximum gruesomeness:

https://youtube.com/shorts/c7lSg0T0dJ0

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 2 points 20 hours ago

that's just a wood chipper on less of an angle and with the blade shown

and a bigger blade because it doesn't have the stiffening framework behind