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True. Tarring and feathering usually ended up with the recipient dying from complications and infections subsequent to second and third degree burns.

Meaning if you ever travel back in time you should probably stick to Europe where you'll just die of smallpox.
They would be dead long before the infection set in, idiot.
 
They would be dead long before the infection set in, idiot.
AI says:

It is a fact that people survived tarring and feathering, as it was rarely fatal, though it could cause severe burns and lasting injuries. The tar applied was typically cold pine tar, though hot tar was reserved for extreme cases and could lead to fatal burns. The substance was applied at ambient temperature, or warmed slightly in cold weather, but not to the boiling temperatures that would cause life-threatening injuries.
 
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