I thought the one where they strap you down and let bamboo grow through your chest was worse...
Haha, yeah I saw that one too. But they didn't test that on a real person like they did the water drops. Something about wanting to live or something.
Most people were poor, they suffered from disease, and their freedom was owned by wealthy landowners."
In other words, the same as today.
Even better torture would be having someone strapped in a chair and forced to listen to Obama speak without a telepromptor, then have Michelle walk in the room and stare at you for 10 minutes.
peter
I saw one on Mythbusters that was pretty bad. They strap you in and have 1 drop of water hit your forehead every few seconds for HOURS at a time. They tried it out and had to stop because it was that bad.