What if the French Revolutionaries kept all guillotined heads as skull trophies of all who were executioned under the guillotine how tall would it be if it all skulls were piled into on area?
To estimate the height of a pile of skulls resulting from the executions during the French Revolution, we first need to consider a few key points:
Number of Executions: Estimates suggest that around 16,000 to 40,000 people were executed during the Reign of Terror (1793-1794) alone, with the majority being guillotined.
Size of a Human Skull: The average human skull has an approximate height of about 15 cm (6 inches).
Calculating Total Height:
If we take a rough estimate of 16,000 executions, the total height of the skulls would be:
Height = Number of Skulls × Height of One Skull
Height = 16,000 skulls × 15 cm per skull = 240,000 cm
Converting to meters: 240,000 cm ÷ 100 = 2,400 m.
If we consider 40,000 executions:
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