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Impalement was, on occasion, aggravated with being set over a fire, the impaling stake acting as a spit, so that the impaled victim might be roasted alive. [99] Among other severities, Ali Pasha , an Albanian -born Ottoman noble who ruled Ioannina , had rebels, criminals, and even the descendants of those who had wronged him or his family in ...
The impalement arts can be divided into distinct disciplines. While some performers specialise purely in one of the disciplines, others combine disciplines or even mix impalement arts into other types of performance. Knife throwing is the most common and well-known discipline within the impalement arts. It includes the throwing of axes ...
The idea that the vampire "can only be slain with a stake driven through its heart" has been pervasive in European fiction. Examples such as Bram Stoker's Dracula (with Dracula often being compared to Vlad the Impaler who killed his enemies and impaled them on wooden spikes) [1] [2] and the more recent Buffy the Vampire Slayer both incorporate that idea.
An example of the use of shiny apotropaic objects in Judaism can be found in the so-called "Halsgezeige" or textile neckbands used in the birthing customs of the Franco-German border region. Shiny coins or colourful stones would be sewn onto the neckband or on a central amulet in order to distract the evil eye .
Bamboo sprout. Some species can grow as fast as 4 cm per hour. Bamboo torture is a form of torture and execution where a bamboo shoot grows through the body of a victim. It was reportedly used in East and South Asian countries such as China, India, and especially Japan, but claims of its usage lack reliable evidence.
Left alone, Nash said, veterans with moral injury either conclude that “none of this is my fault,” or “it’s all my fault.” Neither can be totally true. “In your heart of hearts, you know you were the one who pulled the trigger. You can’t unring the bell, can’t undo what was done. And that’s a time bomb,” he said.
A senninbari (千人針, ' thousand person stitches ') or one thousand stitch is a belt or strip of cloth stitched 1,000 times and given as a Shinto amulet by Japanese women and imperial subjects to soldiers going away to war. Senninbari were decorated with 1000 knots or stitches, and each stitch was normally made by a different woman.
The punji stick or punji stake is a type of booby trapped stake. It is a simple spike, made out of wood or bamboo , which is sharpened, heated, and usually set in a hole. Punji sticks are usually deployed in substantial numbers. [ 1 ]