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Medieval Torture Devices

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windar said:
Actually, torture in the real world is very ineffective at getting the truth. It's effective at getting the victim to say what the torturer wants to hear, which is usually a lie. To get the truth, win the prisoner's confidence by granting favors.

This is heresy on CF, I know...I guess I am a heretic, so you can torture me, but you won't get the truth...
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Always a contrarian ... so predictable :rolleyes:
 
How about some modern torture devices?

1. The airline "seat". Airline+Seat.jpg People are forced to sit in these for hours on end, their knees jammed against the seat in front, their ass plonked on the hard surface, with barely a centimeter between them and the stranger on either side of them. They are offered (if they are lucky) a bag of peanuts. And for this they are made to pay an inflated price forced to disrobe in public before boarding and often arrive at their destination hours late with their luggage re-routed to Cleveland.

2. The cell phone. restaurant_cellphone.jpg Your "friend" invites you out for a nice lunch. You think you will have a pleasant time catching up on old acquaintance. Suddenly, her phone rings. She spends the next 30 minutes blabbing about some nonsense. You try to be polite and wait for her before eating. By the time the call is over, the food is stone cold and congealed on the plate.
 
windar said:
How about some modern torture devices?

1. The airline "seat". View attachment 480477 People are forced to sit in these for hours on end, their knees jammed against the seat in front, their ass plonked on the hard surface, with barely a centimeter between them and the stranger on either side of them. They are offered (if they are lucky) a bag of peanuts. And for this they are made to pay an inflated price forced to disrobe in public before boarding and often arrive at their destination hours late with their luggage re-routed to Cleveland.

2. The cell phone. View attachment 480478 Your "friend" invites you out for a nice lunch. You think you will have a pleasant time catching up on old acquaintance. Suddenly, her phone rings. She spends the next 30 minutes blabbing about some nonsense. You try to be polite and wait for her before eating. By the time the call is over, the food is stone cold and congealed on the plate.
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These may be torturous situations, but not quite the same thing as a medieval inquisition torture chamber.:rolleyes:
 
windar said:
How about some modern torture devices?

1. The airline "seat". View attachment 480477 People are forced to sit in these for hours on end, their knees jammed against the seat in front, their ass plonked on the hard surface, with barely a centimeter between them and the stranger on either side of them. They are offered (if they are lucky) a bag of peanuts. And for this they are made to pay an inflated price forced to disrobe in public before boarding and often arrive at their destination hours late with their luggage re-routed to Cleveland.

2. The cell phone. View attachment 480478 Your "friend" invites you out for a nice lunch. You think you will have a pleasant time catching up on old acquaintance. Suddenly, her phone rings. She spends the next 30 minutes blabbing about some nonsense. You try to be polite and wait for her before eating. By the time the call is over, the food is stone cold and congealed on the plate.
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1)I rarely fly now... used to look forward to it. Then the airlines looked into other businesses and somehow decided on the '1970s metropolitan bus transportation' model.

2) My wife and neighbor text all the time. DIAL THE FUCKING NUMBER AND TALK TO EACH OTHER!
 
thehangingtree said:
1)I rarely fly now... used to look forward to it. Then the airlines looked into other businesses and somehow decided on the '1970s metropolitan bus transportation' model.

2) My wife and neighbor text all the time. DIAL THE FUCKING NUMBER AND TALK TO EACH OTHER!
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I thought it was the Titanic Steerage Model

Who dials anymore?
 
Barbaria1 said:
I thought it was the Titanic Steerage Model

Who dials anymore?
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There is something comforting in hearing 'zip, click, click, click, cli...' on a rotary dial phone. It was how 'area codes' were set up in the US (maybe the world) because the old 'step' and 'crossbar' central office switches were very slow and 'power-hungry' big cities were give low area codes. I doubt St. Louis would have had the 314 area code if they were assigned today and really today's digital world it just doesn't matter...

Make sure you do...
 
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