For those curious enough, here is a review of the way that a judicial hanging works.
I have a little doubt about the guy who put on weight to avoid his fate. The drop tables were drawn up from the fact that fracture of the third vertebra requires a force of 22 cwt. There is a mechanical formulae to calculate the velocity the body needs to attain. Simple really.
I once saw ropes that had been used to hang three soldiers in Egypt. They had a thick leather covering to the noose element. The force exerted was such that this leather had been extensively split and torn. Those who were involved in the plot to kill Hitler, were hung with piano wire. Think on that.
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