Why are guillotine blades angular rather than rectangular shaped?

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Guillotines chop heads. If you look at the guillotine blade, it is angled, with one side of the blade much higher than the other end. I would think the guillotine blade would be shaped more rectangular.

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you want more slice less choppy chop. think about cutting a tomatoe. if you just bring the knife down on it, even if its super sharp, it will bruise and squish the tomato. if you cut in a slicing motion, that tomatoe slice is just fine and ready for a sandwhich. just like a guillotine that is angled is ready for a revolution.

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