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The box, also known as a hot box or sweatbox, is a method of solitary confinement used in humid and arid regions as a method of punishment.Anyone placed in one would experience extreme heat, dehydration, heat exhaustion, or even death, depending on when and how long one was kept in the box.
Judges have imposed sentences of home confinement, as an alternative to prison, as far back as the 17th century. Galileo was confined to his home following his infamous trial in 1633. Authorities often used house arrest to confine political leaders who were deposed in a coup d'état, but this method was not widely used to confine numerous ...
This increases heat production as respiration is an exothermic reaction in muscle cells. Shivering is more effective than exercise at producing heat because the animal (includes humans) remains still. This means that less heat is lost to the environment through convection. There are two types of shivering: low-intensity and high-intensity.
Tara Reid has been a constant subject of tabloid headlines ever since hitting it big in 1999's American Pie. ET visited the actress at home to find out how she copes with all the negative press.
My new space is an 800-square-foot apartment in a building constructed in the early 1800s, a stark contrast to the modern 2,600-square-foot home we shared with its pool and spacious yard.
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Guards sealed the gas chamber at 10:02 PM, and at 10:03, the pill of hydrogen cyanide dropped into a vat of sulfuric acid. Shockley was reported to have died only one minute later, with the prison physician, Dr. Henry W.D. Holljes, pronouncing him dead at 10:04 PM by reading an electrocardiogram attached to Shockley's heart. Shockley's ...
Elizabeth Holmes, who was convicted on federal fraud charges, says prison is "hell and torture.". The embattled Theranos founder, who inspired a hit Hulu show "The Dropout" starring actress Amanda ...