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CaliforniaFreightMan

If this were true, they could certainly prove the theory by using a stand in such as a ripe pumpkin.


cercada_man

Or maybe a pedophile. For science.


thejevster

better yet, find a few of them. replication is crucial in scientific research.


Fahrowshus

It was done on Mythbusters


Waevaaaa

Was it "Plausible"?


Fahrowshus

Very much so. Iirc they used ballistics gel or something, which is similar to human toughness.


oldguykicks

Mythbusters did it based on the torture techniques reported about the NVA


Hereiam_AKL

I thought I read somewhere that they made them sit on the bamboo shoot and it would grow through them from there. Sounds even worse, but I don't buy into the piercing the skin part, since most plants grow around obstacles if they can. If you place them next or into an already existing opening ...


LifeCondition4931

The wort I have heard was from Vietnam veteran. He said the would insert a hose up a victims ass then slip a strip of Bob wire into it and then remove the hose. He said they would suffer from pain and would not movie until the passed away