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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year 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.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Holy fuck, what is this from?

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year 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