Only if a malfunction occurred. However, it would more than likely be short lived because the injuries sustained would more than likely be life-threatening in a time where modern medicine was still in its infancy.
Guillotine. It would cut off the heads of the victims, during the Reign of Terror. Certain people thought it was more humane than the old way of killing people [hangings, or beheadings with axe's]. It's believed that even after you were beheaded by the guillotine you could still live up to 30 seconds.
we don't know who designed the guillotine but Dr Joseph Ignace Guillotine was the lobbyist for it and said they would benefit from execution of people
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They were sent to the guillotine where they died "In the Twinkling of an Eye".
You would likely be killed BY a guillotine if placed IN a guillotine.
The Guillotine
a guillotine
On all condemned people regardless of class.
They were all beheaded by the guillotine.
The French used the guillotine to decapitate people.
Guillotine.
The Guillotine originated in France.