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Determination

And now for something completely different: a man who committed suicide with a home-built guillotine.

Posted by Rand Simberg at September 13, 2007 07:31 AM
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Unfortunately, my first thought in any suicide story is now "at least they didn't take anyone with them"

Ugh.

Posted by Tom at September 13, 2007 08:38 AM

At least two men in Britain have also killed themselves with self-made guillotines.

I'm waiting for the incompetent guy who cuts his head only halfway off.

Posted by FC at September 13, 2007 10:07 AM

He had to be an engineer.

Who else would have left the the receipts for the device nearby for someone to find?

Posted by Steve at September 13, 2007 10:44 AM

It's good to see people taking the time to do things right. Pride in one's work is a virtue that's too often ignored these days.

Posted by Sigivald at September 13, 2007 10:50 AM

And just to show you how odd I am, the first thing I thought of when I read this was a seven-minute film I saw years and years ago:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROF8iY78CR4

Posted by Just John at September 14, 2007 12:54 AM

Just John, leave it to Richard O'Brien to come up with an idea like that! I've never seen that before!

Posted by McGehee at September 14, 2007 10:31 AM


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