# What Torture Method Would You Be?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-torture-method-would-you-be/289649>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 11, 2005, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-torture-method-would-you-be/289649 "2005-02-11T20:52:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Caricci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-torture-method-would-you-be/289649/21 "2005-02-12T13:46:41Z")

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Boiling oil here.

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> People were dropped into you, and basically deep-fried to a golden brown. It probably takes a little while for you to lose your temper, but when you do…

I am so proud.

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**Author:** ![Sgt.Pepper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Sgt.Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sgt.Pepper)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-torture-method-would-you-be/289649/22 "2005-02-12T14:30:27Z")

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The Pear, which I don’t feel suits me.

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> You’re inserted into various bodily orifaces, and cranked open slowly, stretching and tearing delicate internal tissues. You were a choice punishment for homosexuals and female witches. Also painful to contemplate. You’re probably one of those powder-keg people, just need a spark at the right time to go off.

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**Author:** ![pasunejen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/58956e/32.png) [@pasunejen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pasunejen)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-torture-method-would-you-be/289649/23 "2005-02-12T17:10:12Z")

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I’m the Press: _Victim was chained to you, then slowly crushed as the handle was turned. Smaller versions of you held only the victim’s head. Oww. You’re a real pain to be around when you’re angry, but you could force a confession out of the most stubborn._

Sounds about right, assuming you can get me really angry first. Which takes some doing, unless you’re my sister.

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**Author:** ![Cyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@Cyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyn)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-torture-method-would-you-be/289649/24 "2005-02-12T17:35:25Z")

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The water wheel, but I’ve always seen nyself as more of a water torture, dripdripdrip kind of girl. Relentless has been used to describe me several times by several people. And I don’t need a confession to forgive or destroy. I just like one.

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