Executions have always been equated with the most severe punishment. There are a lot of methods for the execution of the death sentence, but there are those that are striking in their cruelty. You can list some of the most unusual methods of execution.
Bamboo execution
This execution is legendary. China is known as the birthplace of bamboo cane. Young shoots are so strong that they can pierce anything. In addition, they grow at a tremendous rate: up to a meter per day. The most unusual method of execution in Asia was that bamboo shoots were sharpened like arrows, then the person was immobilized and tied perpendicular to them. And then they relied on nature. The man was dying in agony from the fact that the bamboo gradually pierced him through and through. The reality of such torture has not yet been proven, but it is mentioned in a number of sources.
Rat trap
Animals were often used as weapons to destroy humans. In a number of countries during the Middle Ages, it was the rats, which caused so much trouble to the townspeople, were used to execute those accused of serious crimes. This unusual method of execution consisted of playing with the rodents' self-preservation instinct. The rat cage was placed on the belly of a person tied to a table. Hot coals were placed on the lid. To escape, the rats in panic gnawed right through the person. Sometimes it took a whole day.
Deadly bull
Back in the 6th century, tyrants invented the most sophisticated methods of execution. So, the power-hungry Falarid, who was deceived by the control of a large Sicilian city, decided to intimidate the inhabitants so as not to lose control over them. He contacted an Athenian craftsman to make an iron bull. It had a door through which the unwanted were put inside. They were put on a fire and burned alive in an iron trap. The holes in the bull's nostrils changed the cry. He became like the roar of a bull.
Keeling
Pirates of the past centuries were particularly cruel. At first, the captain preferred to send the guilty sailors to "walk" on the board. But this quickly bored the commander of the ship. Therefore, up to the 19th century, keeling spread. The sailor was pulled with ropes under the keel of the ship. Even if he could hold his breath during the torture, the ship's hull, speckled with shells and other sharp objects, wounded his entire body. A person was dying of blood poisoning or painful shock.
Thousand Knives
One of the most unusual executions in China involved cutting off body parts from a convict. In ancient times, this could continue for a year, since doctors and jailers made sure that the criminal remained alive. The victim was pumped with opium to prevent pain shock. Later, this execution was reduced to a day.
