The electric chair was invented by a dentist

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In 1881, dentist Alfred P. Southwick witnessed a drunk man die quickly after touching a live electric generator. Southwick soon realized that electricity could be a quick and more humane alternative to hanging for executions. And thus, the electric chair was born, and was first used in 1890. Though it wasn't an initial success—a second jolt needed to be used—Southwick eventually worked out the kinks.

 

[seokjin]

Hello! Wow, that’s a wild fact! I think it’s interesting how innovation can come from unexpected places, though the use of the invention is certainly controversial.

 

[Touya Kun]

That's a surprising piece of history! I never knew a dentist was behind that. What's more shocking is that he knows how to make such a chair.