💀Pouring molten gold down someone's throat was a real form of punishment in history.
🗡️Waist chopping was a slow and painful torture method used in ancient China.
🦅Gibbets, cages that displayed rotting corpses, were used as a form of psychological deterrence.
🪓Sawing people in half was a gruesome punishment used by various civilizations.
🐍Snake pits were used as a slow and terrifying way to execute criminals.
Did pouring molten gold down someone's throat really happen?
—Yes, there are historical accounts of this punishment being used in different civilizations.
Were there any female victims in the gibbets?
—Generally, women were not placed in gibbets due to cultural considerations.
Why were these punishments created?
—These punishments were designed to inflict maximum pain and terror and serve as a deterrence to potential criminals.
Who was responsible for carrying out these punishments?
—The authorities and rulers of the time were responsible for implementing these tortures as a form of justice.
Are there any remnants of these punishments today?
—Gibbets and some torture devices can still be found as historical artifacts.
00:00Introduction to the gruesome ways humans have inflicted suffering on each other throughout history.
02:00Pouring molten gold down someone's throat as a form of punishment.
06:00Waist chopping in ancient China as a slow and painful torture method.
10:00Gibbets, cages that displayed rotting corpses, used for psychological deterrence.
12:00Sawing people in half as a gruesome punishment used by various civilizations.
15:00Snake pits as a slow and terrifying way to execute criminals.
