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• then_three_more@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Not like the picture. The rope was more to stop you falling off the bench where you were sitting up asleep.

  For an extra penny [than a one penny sit up] you could pay to sleep literally hanging over a rope. This was possibly marginally more comfortable, as if you fell asleep the rope would prevent you from slipping onto the floor or head-butting the bench in front of you.

  www.historic-uk.com/…/Two-Penny-Hangover/

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  • Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    This was basically like Victorian pre-mobility (trains/metro) for this class, so people could commute only as far they could reasonably walk in a day. And offerings & prices prob varied.

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• TachyonTele@lemm.ee ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  No, it’s a scene from a movie.

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• DrBob@lemmy.ca ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  There would be blood loss to the limbs and nerve damage from any appreciable time strung out like that.

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• cattywampas@lemm.ee ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I find that hard to believe. The ground would be more comfortable.

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  • juliebean@lemm.ee ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    except, the ground is outside in the freezing london winter, during an age with draconian ‘move along’ laws that mean you’d be hassled by cops all night. ground would be more comfortable, that’s why the coffin costs 4 pennies.

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