Submitted by optiongeek t3_124jjeg in Showerthoughts
Dragontamer7777777 t1_je1sp8l wrote
The odds of being guillotined by a platypus in the international space station are also low but never zero.
jnemesh t1_je2qb4o wrote
No, I am pretty sure a guillotine needs gravity to work...
bigloser42 t1_je5nxc1 wrote
Not if we strategically add rockets to it.
[deleted] t1_je5sbmk wrote
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dumbo3k t1_je2r54h wrote
Not necessarily. Just sufficient force to accelerate the blade. Gravity is just the easiest to harness in a typical guillotine.
StelioZz t1_je3q8un wrote
Look up at artificial gravity by using centripetal or centrifuge, always mixing those 2 terms in English) force
Dragontamer7777777 t1_je4e706 wrote
That just lowers the probability.
Working_Falcon5384 t1_je2rxwg wrote
False.
jnemesh t1_je5t5kf wrote
well, you could propel the blade with springs, or as someone else mentioned, rockets...
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