(Images via DC, Kafka Wiki, and traed mawr)ĭon’t let the decorative design of the “agonizing pear” fool you – it was incredibly painful. Cramped and huddled, you’d have to deal with the jeers of an uncaring populace every hour of every day. The nights would be cold, the days scorching hot, and chances are you wouldn’t be receiving any food or water. While being in a cage was not as immediately physically painful, the other effects were just as difficult. One was nailed to a post, typically with limbs spread wide, and left in the elements to die. (Images via Auckland Gallery, geraldinha, zolla77, and kylz25)Ĭrucifixion is one of the most widely known forms of torture – a visible execution that was incredibly painful, and slow. Chastity belts are not a sign of great trust, and the silver lining of wearing this uncomfortable and embarrassing apparatus? Avoiding a worse punishment because of an imagined infidelity. It’s pretty clear that any attempt at infidelity would be a painful and futile exercise.
(Images via Kafka Wiki, Ian Koh, aanda51406, and fatWacko)Ĭhastity belts were used as a preventative measure, to protect a Lord’s assets from being “tampered” with while he was out of town. The sweet release of leaning back to take pressure off your aching legs wouldn’t be sweet for long. Just imagine the agony of standing stock still, with legs cramping and the heat of such an enclosed space drenching you in sweat. An interrogator screams questions at you through a small hole, while poking you with jagged edges, or just leaving you for hours to stew in your thoughts. Once inside the Iron Maiden’s conical frame, you’re unable to move because of dozens of steel points stabbing from every direction. The Iron Maiden has an embrace anyone would want to avoid. (Images via dani drainpipe, party-service,and rouleau) This is a punishment that takes all your focus, and doesn’t let you forget for a moment what you did to get into this position. The cruelty of neck torture lies almost entirely within its side effects: Being unable to lie down, or lean back, or even lower your head without pain, prevents you from sleeping, or even eating, comfortably. While hooked into a neck device you’re unable to adjust into a comfortable position, while the very visible punishment announces your shame to the world. In turns humiliating and painful, neck torture is an endurance test. (Images via jason.risley, keithc, rouleau, and Okinawa Soba) Here’s an exploration of 16 of the most cringe-worthy torture techniques and devices to ever come out of the haunted halls of human history. Whether torture was used as a form of punishment for crimes, real or imagined, or in an attempt to extract information, it’s truly frightening to see the creative cruelty spawned by the human mind. If you enjoy the authors' work, drop them a line.Crime and punishment have been a necessary part of human society since we first began living in groups, and as long as laws have been in effect, there have been punishments to match. Weekend tickle service awaits the studs who "break" first, while the winner gets to challenge his former boss to a no-holds-barred tickle/wrestling match. The Barefoot Bodybuilder, Part Two: The Initiation ~ by Alfonso Following the characters introduced in "The Barefoot Bodybuilder" (see the section "Forced Workouts"), three ticklish bodybuilders are abducted and forced to endure a wild initiation in a secluded barn. But a new member of the frat, exempt from the hazing, is secretly on the side of the poor pledges. Tim, president of the Teke house, has some very extreme ideas about hazing the new pledges, including wild and kinky restraint and tickle torture. The Hazing ~ by Ratty A classic fraternity initiation story. The Club ~ by Rob Cline As part of an initiation rite, the author must present himself to all the members of a private club, to be tickled at their whim. Stumbling upon the scene, some long-overdue revenge is meted out by the author.įrat Initiation ~ Author Unknown There are other ways of breaking down a big, tough pledge besides paddling. recalls his role in initiating a young jock pledge in a hotel room.Įrik's Revenge ~ by Erik A high school Key Club hazing prank leaves the kidnapped victim bound and helpless. Mark's Fraternity Initiation ~ by Bound2Tkl In this classic story of fraternity hazing, Pledge Mark goes through Hell, but takes it like a real brother.
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