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rubemechanical t1_j37sos7 wrote
Reply to TIL of execution by Breaking Wheel that would start with tying the body to a wheel, breaking the bones of the limbs, braiding the broken limbs through the spokes and leaving the body to be eaten by scavenging animals and birds. by muadib1974
There was a Dan Carlin podcast about the Münster Rebellion (I think), and one of the things I learned was that when you were sentenced to an hour of torture…it was an hour of TORTURE - the clock stopped when you fell unconscious, so they’d wait until you revived before setting in again.
Deplorable.
rubemechanical t1_j2d8f8l wrote
It’s an older PC, sir, but it still checks out. If you use it for gaming, it’s a gaming PC, and there are many older and/or low-resource titles which are amazing - I have a newer machine and I still play FTL regularly. Just have fun!
rubemechanical t1_iu7bzwf wrote
Reply to comment by capsaicinintheeyes in TIL Al Capone was only 33 when he was locked away for tax evasion and developed neurosyphilis, leading to his death at 48. Eliot Ness was 27 when he formed the Untouchables--he died in a state of financial ruin in his 50s, likely hastened by his heavy drinking in his later life by capsaicinintheeyes
You know that episode of Doctor Who where the Doctor takes Van Gogh to a modern exhibit and shows him how his artwork came to inspire and delight millions? Who ELSE in history is deserving of that treatment?
rubemechanical t1_j39xapp wrote
Reply to comment by yurk23 in TIL of execution by Breaking Wheel that would start with tying the body to a wheel, breaking the bones of the limbs, braiding the broken limbs through the spokes and leaving the body to be eaten by scavenging animals and birds. by muadib1974
I’m pretty sure it was “Prophets of Doom.” I don’t have a link, unfortunately - seems to be behind a paywall, now.