Sure. But it just doesn't have the same fire and brimstone "wrath of an angry God" feel to it. Guillotines are quick. But if you really hate someone, you'll go to the trouble of hauling an 800 lb boulder around just to off 'em. If you really want to show your displeasure with someone, you'll go to the trouble of loading a giant rock on a boat and hauling it an hour offshore. It's "I hate you so much I'm willing to go to this amount of effort!"

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What about a really dull guillotine?

One that takes ten or fifteen drops to do any real damage?

[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

I mean, yeah, but it just doesn't have the same vibe to it. You can't make a grandiose speech about "condemning them to the depths." Plus it's just much more terrifying, watching the surface of the water rise above you, as you're pulled inexhorably down into the abyss...

Also, the water muffles the screaming!

[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Don't wanna ruin the fun, but I'd argue a 100lb (to continue the weird measures) boulder would more than suffice.

[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

It's not about efficiency; it's about sending a message! Bullets are a lot easier than boulders into the Sea, but they just don't have the same vibe! Nothing says you hate someone quite as much as being willing to haul a half ton boulder a hundred miles offshore in a boat. The impracticality isn't a bug; it's a feature! For boulders chucked into the ocean, the bigger, the better!

[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah sure,but....it's 400lbs. I mean, if I did that with every person I hate...oh boy. Strongman in 2 years. World domination in 5. Am I truly ready for this responsibility? Is anyone?

[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

Bring justice to the wicked AND get swole? Sounds like positives all around. You'll basically be Hercules at that point!