You can even learn why the electric chair is a chair and not a bed. Lethal injection, of course, is the most popular form of execution today, and it goes like this. A room is prepared where the subject is strapped down on a stainless steel table. All the syringes are connected to a multiple inlet device which controls the mix and release of chemicals via an electronic control box which the executioner operates in an adjacent room. Manual pull rods are also available to release the chemicals if the electronic device fails to function.
All tubes lead to one hyperdermic needle that sticks intravenously into the subject's arm.
Lethal injections are a peaceful way to die, a lot better than the violent and messy method of electrocution. However, in some states that allow it, the subject can choose their own method of execution, and not all of them prefer lethal injection. Maybe lethal injection is too peaceful. These are all questions we need to ask ourselves after knowing all we can about the methods of execution. If you'd like to know who is scheduled to receive the death penalty, and hear a little bit about what they did to receive their sentence, a good place to get that information is Pending Executions.