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GUILLOTINE: FACTS AND FIGURES
Total weight of a Guillotine was about 580 kilos (1278lb)
The blade weighed over 40 kilos (88.2lb)
Height of side posts was just over 4m (14ft)
The blade drop was 2.3m (88 inches)
Power at impact was 400 kilos (888lb) per square inch.
An estimated 40,000 sad souls met their demise under Madame Guillotine.
