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Why The Guillotine Slanted Blade Was So Heavy

Long-form6:30EducationPublished Sep 21, 2026, 3:45 PM · 4w ago
TheFortress
TheFortress
174K subscribers · median 24.5K views
Open on YouTube
Views
10,223
+2 views/hour
Views / hour now
2
measured 19h ago
Peak views / hour
2
1d ago
First 24 hours
—
not tracked from upload
Engagement
1.0%
likes + comments / views
Likes
93
0.9% of views
Comments
7
0.07% of views
Est. ad revenue
$29–$64
lifetime, $2.8–6.3 RPM

Checked every 24 h while the video is this age · last check 19h ago · next in 249 min. YouTube itself updates public counts with a short delay.

Avg views / day
325
since upload
vs channel median
0.4×
this video's views ÷ the channel's usual
Rank in channel
#20
of 22 tracked

Views over time

2 readings

Total views Views gained per hour

Description

It was one of the most ruthless and brutal execution devices in History, but the guillotine was known for being incredibly efficient. However the slanted was incredibly heavy. So why was this?
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Details

Published
Sep 21, 2026, 3:45 PM
Length
6:30 (390 s)
Format
Long-form
Category
Education
Audio language
EN
Quality
HD
Captions
No
Made for kids
No
Licensed content
Yes
Video ID
jeKXhXNKusg

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