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submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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And no "water with a twist of lemon/slice of cucumber" goofs. Water isn't allowed.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You'll drink this until the end of your life. Works the same with molten iron though.

[–] BluesF 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't actually thing you'd manage to swallow any of the molten iron...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You'd just need one of these:

You just need to get some into your mouth. It will do the swallowing on it's own.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Holy fuck, what is this from?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's an old execution method, but they used molten lead or gold for it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'd like to know more. Do you know what it's called?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I do not, but this guy here was apparently the first one who was executed by this method: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manius_Aquillius_(consul_101_BC)#Mithridates_and_death