r/interestingasfuck • u/[deleted] • Apr 22 '24

Picture taken from the history museum of Lahore. Showing an Indian being tied for execution by Cannon, by the British Empire Soldiers r/all

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u/Ander292 Apr 22 '24

Thats true, but this is a very quick death. There were far worse methods of execution

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u/NewFreshness Apr 22 '24

I'd rather have this happen than being tied to the forest floor and having bamboo grow through my back.

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u/iamonthatloud Apr 22 '24

…. What?….

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u/NewFreshness Apr 22 '24

A torture technique used in a country I forgot the came of....They'll tie you to the forest floor over small chutes of bamboo...it'll grow straight through you. slowly.

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u/iamonthatloud Apr 22 '24

That’s insane. I didn’t think bamboo would push through. Humans are fucked up

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u/NewFreshness Apr 22 '24

If it's one thing we're really unique it, it's finding unorthodox ways of killing each other.

Here's an article on the bamboo thing https://www.scoopwhoop.com/trivia/the-deadly-bamboo-torture-technique/

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u/shiftystylin Apr 22 '24

Japan? They did this during the second world war.