When Eduard Delacroix (the bald little guy with the pet mouse) gets executed and Percy doesn’t use the wet sponge on his head, could it possible have been that bad/taken that long?
Please no debates about death penalty, cruel punishment, etc. Just someone with a working knowledge of electricity let me know if that scene was at all accurate.
…But I would say yes. See this link:
http://members.aol.com/karlkeys/chair.htm
It seems to take an anti-death penalty stance, but it also seems to provide some pretty in-depth detail, and eyewitness accounts (of course, this IS the internet we’re talking about. It’s possible this never happened, and none of the eyewitnesses existed. But I digress). The links at the top of the page didn’t work for me, so you may have to scroll down to read the details. Hope this helps!