WORST PUNISHMENTS IN HUMAN HISTORY PART 3

A bottle-shaped dungeon with a single opening at the very top. Prisoners were lowered in by rope. Nah, just drop him. Ah! What was that for? First of all, Iron Boots, Sweat Box, Little Eees. And what was the last one? Obolet! But not too fun to watch. Now, I need some state sponsored fear across town. A good show! Exactly! And second. I still don't understand why I've paid for university. Math, engineer. I want to see some math. The Australian Treadmill. Of gym. And 19th. Sydney. Secondary. For misbehaving convicts in the colonies. All together now. Right. Left. Right. Left. Right. Hoo hoo hoo! This is bloody efficient. Efficient. Yes, my engineer did a great job here. And, as you can see, the idea is simple. Walk up hill forever. And while they're at it, grind some corn for your breakfast, my kin. That's great and all, but I'm not tasting any suffering. No! Ah! The pain! Hmm. After many hours, if one person collapsed, the whole rhythm broke. It was monotonous, exhausting, permanent damage. And caused permanent joint damage. The Judas Cradle. Just imagine a wooden pyramid with a pointy bit. Then you tie your partner— I mean, victim— and let gravity do the rest. Cheap and sexy, if you ask me. Do you want to try it? The people most commonly associated with this pyramid of "sphinctortial" delight were the Spanish Inquisition. Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! To be honest, we don't have many records of it being used from the 15th to 16th century. Which were really nasty. And would have loved a big back-end buster punishment. Several days. So, you like sports? I'm a bit busy, right now. Right, right. My bad. Most of our records come from the 19th century. And maybe stories invented by museums. Two. One. It might not have ever been used. And two, museum curators are weird. Same goes for the Iron Maiden. Achoo! Strappado. What did you call me? "Corda", sir. Let's just say "Corda". A fan favorite of the Spanish Inquisition and various European courts. The victim had their hands tied behind their back with rope attached to their wrists and tossed over a pulley or beam. Impressive. But, there is more! The executioner would drop the victim and then suddenly jerk the rope tight before they hit the ground. Squashy. Squassation! Dislocating both shoulders at once. Now that's a power move. Okay. There is more! Love. If the victim hadn't already snitched on their mothers, they could add hundreds to thousands of pounds to their ankles. Squassation power! You're enjoying this, aren't you?