Yeah, I really enjoyed this article too! Trial by ordeal has always confused me for that reason, obviously 100% of people holding burning iron will get burnt ha

Yeah, I really enjoyed this article too! Trial by ordeal has always confused me for that reason, obviously 100% of people holding burning iron will get burnt hands, wouldn't they find it fishy if 100% of the people undergoing trial end up guilty? And this gives a really sensible explanation for that.