Comments on: Gas Replaces The Noose (Jun, 1937)

By: Firebrand38

Firebrand38 — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:01:55 +0000

Ah, now I see….the Germans developed what we call the G-series of non-persistent nerve agents: tabun, sarin,soman and cyclosarin(respectively GA, GB, GD and GF).

By: blueferretdog

blueferretdog — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:17:45 +0000

Thanks, I didn’t know that, I thought the Nazis had developed a nerve gas, perhaps it had a different name.

By: Firebrand38

Firebrand38 — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:33:09 +0000

blueferretdog, actually Zyklon-B was cyanide.

By: blueferretdog

blueferretdog — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:58:10 +0000

I agree, I wonder if anyone should die, and if there is even a “humane” way to put someone to death(against their will).

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:26:54 +0000

blueferretdog, if I had a choice I would choose not to die.

By: blueferretdog

blueferretdog — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 12:58:38 +0000

Am I to assume you have be executed using nitrogen and come back? No one knows what it is like to die, or what a persons last thoughts are, we are all on the outside looking in. Perhaps we could offer a choice, would you like Zyklon-B, and I think nitrogen is supposed to be nitrous oxide, or cyanide?

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:41:15 +0000

Execution by gas chamber (assuming use of hydrogen cyanide) is far more distressing and traumatic than a correctly performed hanging. Nitrogen is a better alternative since it is fast, painless and the victim is not even aware they are dying. All you really experience is the feeling of being uninhibited, muddled, and you don’t really care what’s happening. It’s like being very drunk.

By: fizzyg

fizzyg — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:35:48 +0000

Yeah, 1937…I’m going to guess this one didn’t end up on the ‘humane’ list for too much longer.

By: jayessell

jayessell — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:13:17 +0000

Screw poison gas!
My choice would be a mix of carbon monoxide, nitrous oxide and helium.
(Death with high pitched giggling!)

By: John M. Hanna

John M. Hanna — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:11:03 +0000

Screw this! I say bring back the guillotine!

By: mrdweeb

mrdweeb — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:09:10 +0000

Booth-babes for gas chambers! Let’s check out the electric chair booth!