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I visited a museum exhibit once in Amsterdam called, "Torture Instruments Throughout the Ages". It's unbelievable what human beings can do to each other. The "W

I visited a museum exhibit once in Amsterdam called, "Torture Instruments Throughout the Ages". It's unbelievable what human beings can do to each other. The "Wheel" was one. Most were fairly simple: being locked in a cage, or pushed down a hole, until you died of starvation and thirst.

Rodeoclash 4y ago
They had a similar museum in Bangkok which has since shut down. One method of death was being put in a wicker ball and being kicked around by an elephant.
- thematrixturtle 4y ago
  The problem with many of these museums and even the medieval sources they're based on is that there's a strong incentive to make things as gruesome as possible, including just making shit up. For example, everybody's heard of the Iron Maiden, but all existing devices appear to be "replicas" and there's no properly documented case of such a device actually being used for execution.
  - cafeinux 4y ago
    "Execution by Iron Maiden" seems like a good name for an album.
tinus_hn 4y ago
You should be aware that many of the instruments were invented for these museums and are not historical.