https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key
Alt+SysRq+C, although your distro may have it disabled by default.
A fair warning though, safety is relative and crashing the kernel can be destructive. Make sure you have backups when breaking things.
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It's probably best to try that with a live CD.
Thanks you, I got a Linux VM so I'm gonna try that
echo 1 > /proc/sys/kernel/sysrq && echo c > /proc/sysrq-trigger
The tux logo at boot is due to a kernel option. You can enable this if you like.