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Try and imagine being arrested for a crime perhaps you either did or didn't commit.

You're taken to a room to be interrogated.

The experience is overwhelming as good cops and bad cops take their turn in trying to

question you, but you keep your cool and just keep uttering the magic words, “no comment.”

But let's go back in time and now imagine when you enter the interrogation room what

you see before you is the most horrendous looking contraption you've seen in your

short life.

It's a torture chair, or what we might call a cradle of pain; a device used to extract

information from you, and perhaps before you take your turn in this ghastly chair, you'll

get to see your friend torn apart first.

We have called this the “Chinese Torture Chair”, but seeing as similar devices were

used all over the world each country had their different take on the chair.

Sometimes it was simply called the torture chair, while in Europe during the Middle Ages

it was usually referred to as the Iron Chair.

In today's show we'll try and find examples of various iterations of this chair, where

it was used and how it was used, but let's first give you the basics.

First of all, this chair unlike many other torture devices in our punishment shows wasn't

always supposed to torture and then kill a person.

Someone could indeed make it out of the chair, although they would likely be severely injured

after their extremely uncomfortable sit-down.

The device was often used to scare the hell out of people, so in some ways it was used

as psychological torture as much as physical torture.

An example being, if a group of people were, say, accused of heresy or witchcraft, one

person would be tortured in the chair first and the rest of the group were made to watch.

After that, the other members would usually admit to anything they were accused of.

If the crime was a big one, the result would sometimes be execution.

This was hardly a great result, but at least they didn't have to face the cradle of pain.

So, what did these things look like?

Well, it was of course a chair and looked like a chair, with legs and arms and seat

and backrest.

It might have been made out of wood, but could have been made of iron.

This chair wasn't your typical lazy-boy recliner though, and would be adorned with

spikes, a design straight from the sadist's handbook.

There might be as many as 1,500 spikes all over the thing, on the arms, on the seat,

on the backrest.

Some of the spikes might not immediately puncture the skin, but if the person was tied tighter

to the chair during the interrogation, the spikes would pierce flesh and soon the person

would be oozing blood all over their body.

To make things even worse, sometimes fire or hot coals would be put underneath the chair,

and slowly the accused would feel unbearable pain as they were essentially cooked.

It seems to have been used until the 1800s in Europe, and the crimes allegedly committed

that might warrant the torture chair might be as bad as murder, but could have also been

witchcraft or even adultery.

Yep, imagine cheating on your spouse and finding yourself strapped to a torture chair.

That would sure cut down on adultery in this day and age, although we would think Humans

Rights organizations might have something to say about it.

The Chinese had a slightly different version of the torture chair, with far fewer spikes.

Their chair was in use from the 1700s to around 1900 and it consisted of mainly 12 large spikes

or blades around the device.

If they did not comply, their bodies would be fastened tighter to the chair and pain

would ensue.

Such torture might not kill a person immediately, but let's remember that in those days infections

could not be easily treated.

The wounds might eventually lead to death or if not at least disablement or some pretty

nasty scars.

We've seen a picture of one of these chairs, because some of them are now in museums, so

we will try and describe one.

There are three blades on the back, which look like upright swords.

The arms are covered with spikes, which are like jagged saw teeth.

The seat is also lined with blades and the footrest is lined with blades.

Because these are not nails, or thin spikes, the accused would have to be pressed down

for the blades to penetrate the skin.

You can only imagine what this would look like if the person didn't play along and

the pressing down was taken to its final conclusion.

The guy would be partly chopped, like a decorative piece of fruit.

Considering back then you could be flayed alive for defacing a book, you needn't have

committed the worst offense to find yourself in the chair.

Just so you know, in China today there are still things that are called interrogation

chairs, with something called the “Tiger Chair” still in use.

This is more like a normal chair that the prisoner is tied to, although China has said

these things are not used specifically used for torture but rather to keep people fastened

down.

In 2015 following global criticism, China said it now even pads the chairs.

Back to the Middle Ages and Europe and the spikes on the chair, numbering many, were

more like large thorns.

If pushed down on them the injury wouldn't make a person look like a partially chopped

potato, but with hundreds of those spikes much of the body would have been badly damaged.

No vital organs would be hit, but there would have been a lot of blood loss once the person

was taken out of the chair.

At the same time, if the confession didn't come fast enough a fire would be lit under

the iron chair and the roasting would commence.

We might ask how many people were actually tortured or killed this way, and one researcher

said that the chairs were more likely used to scare people rather than outright execute

them.

He said, “Although it would bring about a very slow and painful death, it was probably

used more symbolically.

With this thing in front of you, the chances are that you would comply with your captor

pretty quickly.”

Unlike the torture device known as the Iron Maiden, it's believed that these chairs

were definitely used and not just there to frighten people.

One historian and expert in Medieval Times said this is why such devices existed, “There

was an idea in the Middle Ages that you were really honest when you were under a lot of

punishment, under a lot of strain.

That the truth comes out when it starts to hurt.”

We did manage to find an account of one person who was fully roasted in the iron chair, which

was detailed in the book, “Europe's Inner Demons: The Demonization of Christians In

Medieval Christendom.”

This was a Christian who was roasted to death in a chair after he was accused of being a

cannibal.

He cried out while he was cooking, “What you are doing is indeed to eat men, but we

do not eat men, nor do we do anything wicked.”

That's according to one book, anyway.

The Latin has been translated differently in other books, but his sentiments were the

same.

Other examples tell us that in the 17th century the device was sometimes called the Witch's

Chair, because that's where women accused of being witches would no doubt admit they

were, even though they were not.

The witch hunts were very real, and the horrors inflicted on those women is stomach-churning.

How do you think you'd deal with a sit-down in one of these things?

Tell us in the comments.

Also, be sure to check out our other video The Catherine Wheel - Worst Punishments In

The History of Mankind.

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Try and imagine being arrested for a crime perhaps you either did or didn't commit. ||||||||może|||||| ||||被逮捕||||或許||無論是||||犯下罪行 intenta|y|imaginar|siendo|arrestado|por|un|crimen|quizás|tú|ya|hiciste|o|no|cometiste Intenta imaginar ser arrestado por un crimen que quizás cometiste o no.

You're taken to a room to be interrogated. |||||||questioned |||||||interrogado |||||||przesłuchany tú eres|llevado|a|una|sala|para|ser|interrogado |||||||審問 Te llevan a una habitación para ser interrogado.

The experience is overwhelming as good cops and bad cops take their turn in trying to |||overwhelming|||police||||||||| ||||||policiais||||||||| ||||||||||||беруть чергу||| la|experiencia|es|abrumadora|mientras|buenos|policías|y|malos|policías|toman|su|turno|en|tratando|de |經歷||壓倒性的|||警察||||||||| La experiencia es abrumadora mientras buenos y malos policías toman su turno en intentar

question you, but you keep your cool and just keep uttering the magic words, “no comment.” ||||||||||wypowiadając||||| ||||||||||uttering||||| ||||||||||說出|||||不予置評 pregunta|tú|pero|tú|mantienes|tu|calma|y|solo|sigues|pronunciando|las|mágicas|palabras|no|comentario поцікакати тебе, але ти залишишся спокійним і лише продовжуєш повторювати чарівні слова: "без коментарів". te pregunto, pero mantienes la calma y sigues pronunciando las palabras mágicas, "sin comentario."

But let's go back in time and now imagine when you enter the interrogation room what |||||||||||||interrogation|| |||||||||||||interrogatório|| |||||||||||увійдеш до|||| pero|vamos|a|atrás|en|el tiempo|y|ahora|imagina|cuando|tú|entras|la|interrogación|sala|lo que |||||||||||||審訊室|| Але давайте повернемося назад у часі і уявимо, що трапиться, коли ви увійдете в кімнату допиту, що перед вами Pero volvamos en el tiempo y ahora imagina que cuando entras en la sala de interrogatorios lo que

you see before you is the most horrendous looking contraption you've seen in your |||||||horrendous||device|||| |||||||horrenda||diante de você está a mais horrenda aparência de engenhoca que você já viu em sua|||| |||||||жахливий||пристрій|||| |||||||okropnie||urządzenie|||| tú|ves|delante|ti|es|el|más|horrendo|que parece|artilugio|has|visto|en|tu |||||||駭人的||裝置|||| ви бачите найжахливіше виглядаючу машину, яку ви коли-небудь бачили у вашому житті ves ante ti es el artilugio más horrendo que has visto en tu

short life. corta vida.

It's a torture chair, or what we might call a cradle of pain; a device used to extract ||||||||||painful restraint device||||||| ||||||||||berço||||||| ||||||||називати|||||||||витягувати інформацію ||||||||||kolebka|||||||wydobywać es|una|tortura|silla|o|lo que|nosotros|podríamos|llamar|una|cuna|de|dolor|un|dispositivo|usado|para|extraer ||刑具椅||||||||痛苦搖籃||||刑具|||提取 Es una silla de tortura, o lo que podríamos llamar una cuna de dolor; un dispositivo utilizado para extraer

information from you, and perhaps before you take your turn in this ghastly chair, you'll ||||||||||||straszliwym|| ||||||||||||ghastly|| ||||也許||||||||可怕的|| información|de|ti|y|quizás|antes|tú|tomes|tu|turno|en|esta|espantosa|silla|tú información de ti, y quizás antes de que te toque a ti en esta espantosa silla, verás

get to see your friend torn apart first. |||||rozdarty|| |||||撕裂|撕裂| a tu amigo desmembrado primero.

We have called this the “Chinese Torture Chair”, but seeing as similar devices were Hemos llamado a esto la “Silla de Tortura China”, pero dado que dispositivos similares fueron

it was usually referred to as the Iron Chair. |||稱為||||鐵椅子| eso|fue|usualmente|referido|a|como|la|Hierro|Silla generalmente se le conocía como la Silla de Hierro.

In today's show we'll try and find examples of various iterations of this chair, where ||||||||||versions|||| ||||||||||iterações|||| |||||||||різних варіантів||||| ||||||||||wariantów|||| en|hoy|programa|we will|intentar|y|encontrar|ejemplos|de|varias|iteraciones|de|esta|silla|donde |||||||||各種不同|各種版本|||| En el programa de hoy intentaremos encontrar ejemplos de varias iteraciones de esta silla, donde

it was used and how it was used, but let's first give you the basics. eso|fue|usado|y|cómo|eso|fue|usado|pero|let us|primero|dar|te|los|conceptos básicos se utilizó y cómo se utilizó, pero primero déjame darte lo básico.

Someone could indeed make it out of the chair, although they would likely be severely injured ||確實||||||||||很可能||重傷| alguien|podría|de hecho|salir|eso|afuera|de|la|silla|aunque|ellos|verbo auxiliar condicional|probablemente|estarían|severamente|heridos Alguien podría de hecho salir de la silla, aunque probablemente estaría gravemente herido.

after their extremely uncomfortable sit-down. después|su|extremadamente|incómodo|| después de su incómoda reunión.

The device was often used to scare the hell out of people, so in some ways it was used ||||||||嚇壞人|||||||||| el|dispositivo|fue|a menudo|usado|para|asustar|el|infierno|fuera|de|personas|así|en|algunas|maneras|eso|fue|usado El dispositivo se usaba a menudo para asustar a la gente, así que en cierto modo se utilizaba

as psychological torture as much as physical torture. |心理上的|||||身體上的| como|psicológica|tortura|tanto|mucho|como|física|tortura como tortura psicológica tanto como tortura física.

An example being, if a group of people were, say, accused of heresy or witchcraft, one ||||||||||||blasphemy or dissent||witchcraft| ||||||||||||heresia||| |прикладом є|||||||||||||| ||||||||||||herezja||czarów| un|ejemplo|siendo|si|un|grupo|de|personas|eran|digamos|acusados|de|herejía|o|brujería| ||||||||||被指控||異端邪說||巫術| Un ejemplo sería, si un grupo de personas fuera, digamos, acusado de herejía o brujería, uno

person would be tortured in the chair first and the rest of the group were made to watch. |||seria torturada|||||||||||||| persona|verbo auxiliar condicional|sería|torturado|en|la|silla|primero|y|el|resto|de|el|grupo|fueron|obligados|a|mirar la persona sería torturada en la silla primero y el resto del grupo fue obligado a mirar.

After that, the other members would usually admit to anything they were accused of. |||||||承認|||||| después|eso|los|otros|miembros|verbo auxiliar condicional|usualmente|admitir|a|cualquier cosa|ellos|fueron|acusados|de Después de eso, los otros miembros generalmente admitían cualquier cosa de la que se les acusara.

If the crime was a big one, the result would sometimes be execution. ||||||||||||處決 si|el|crimen|era|un|grande|uno|el|resultado|verbo auxiliar condicional|a veces|sería|ejecución |||||великий||||||| Si el crimen era grave, el resultado a veces era la ejecución.

This was hardly a great result, but at least they didn't have to face the cradle of pain. |||||||||||||||cradle|| ||幾乎不是||||||||||||||| esto|fue|difícilmente|un|gran|resultado|pero|en|menos|ellos|no|tuvieron|que|enfrentar|el|cuna|de|dolor Este no era un gran resultado, pero al menos no tenían que enfrentar la cuna del dolor.

Well, it was of course a chair and looked like a chair, with legs and arms and seat bueno|eso|era|de|curso|una|silla|y|lucía|como|una|silla|con|patas|y|brazos|y|asiento Bueno, era por supuesto una silla y se veía como una silla, con patas, brazos, y asiento

This chair wasn't your typical lazy-boy recliner though, and would be adorned with |||||||comfortable chair|||||decorated with| |||||||poltrona|||||| |||||||fotel|||||ozdobiona| esta|silla|no era|tu|típico|||sillón|sin embargo|y|sería|adornada||con ||||典型的|||躺椅|然而||||裝飾著| Sin embargo, esta silla no era tu típico sillón reclinable, y estaría adornada con

spikes, a design straight from the sadist's handbook. ||||||sadist's| espinhos||||||do sadista|manual picos|un|diseño|directamente|de|el|sádico|manual 尖刺|||||||虐待狂手冊 púas, un diseño sacado directamente del manual del sádico.

There might be as many as 1,500 spikes all over the thing, on the arms, on the seat, ||||||spikes|||||||||| allí|podría|haber|tan|muchos|como|picos|por todas|encima|la|cosa|en|los|brazos|en|el|asiento Podría haber hasta 1,500 púas por toda la cosa, en los brazos, en el asiento,

on the backrest. ||靠背上 en|el|respaldo en el respaldo.

Some of the spikes might not immediately puncture the skin, but if the person was tied tighter |||||||puncture||||||||| |||||||perfurar|||||||||mais apertado Деякі|||шипи||||||||||||| |||||||przekłuć||||||||| algunos|de|los|picos|podrían|no|inmediatamente|perforar|la|piel|pero|si|la|persona|estaba|atado|más fuerte |||||||刺穿|||||||||更緊密地 Algunas de las púas podrían no perforar inmediatamente la piel, pero si la persona estaba atada más apretadamente

to the chair during the interrogation, the spikes would pierce flesh and soon the person |||||||||pierce||||| |||||||||perfurar||||| |||||拷問中||||刺穿|肉體|||| a|la|silla|durante|la|interrogación|los|picos|verbo auxiliar condicional|perforar|carne|y|pronto|la|persona під час допиту, шипи впивутся у плоть, і незабаром особа a la silla durante la interrogación, las púas atravesarían la carne y pronto la persona

would be oozing blood all over their body. ||sączyło||||| ||oozing||||| ||滲出||||| verbo auxiliar condicional|estaría|goteando|sangre|por|todo|su|cuerpo почне витікати кров по всьому тілу. estaría goteando sangre por todo su cuerpo.

To make things even worse, sometimes fire or hot coals would be put underneath the chair, |||||||||węgla||||pod|| |||||||||炭火||||在椅子下|| para|hacer|las cosas|aún|peor|a veces|fuego|o|caliente|carbones|verbo auxiliar condicional|serían|puestos|debajo|la|silla Щоб усе стало ще гірше, іноді під стілець підкладали вогонь або гаряче вугілля Para empeorar las cosas, a veces se ponían fuego o brasas calientes debajo de la silla,

and slowly the accused would feel unbearable pain as they were essentially cooked. ||||||nieznośny|||||| ||||||insuportável|||||| |||被告者|||難以忍受|||||實際上| y|lentamente|el|acusado|verbo auxiliar condicional|sentir|insoportable|dolor|como|ellos|verbo auxiliar pasado|esencialmente|cocinados y lentamente el acusado sentiría un dolor insoportable mientras eran esencialmente cocidos.

It seems to have been used until the 1800s in Europe, and the crimes allegedly committed ||||||||||||||supposedly committed crimes| ||||||||||||||alegadamente| ||||||||||||||據稱|犯下的 eso|parece|a|haber|sido|usado|hasta|el|1800|en|Europa|y|los|crímenes|supuestamente|cometidos Parece que se utilizó hasta el siglo XIX en Europa, y los crímenes supuestamente cometidos

that might warrant the torture chair might be as bad as murder, but could have also been ||justify|||||||||||||| ||justificar|||||||||||||| ||可能需要|||||||||||||| que|podría|justificar|la|tortura|silla|podría|ser|tan|malo|como|asesinato|pero|podría|haber|también|sido que podrían justificar la silla de tortura podrían ser tan graves como el asesinato, pero también podrían haber sido

witchcraft or even adultery. |||extramarital affair |||adultério |||通姦 brujería|o|incluso|adulterio brujería o incluso adulterio.

Yep, imagine cheating on your spouse and finding yourself strapped to a torture chair. |||||małżonka||||przywiązanym|||| |||||||||strapped|||| |||||配偶||||綁在椅子上|||| sí|imagina|engañando|a|tu|cónyuge|y|encontrarte|a ti mismo|atado|a|una|tortura|silla Sí, imagina engañar a tu cónyuge y encontrarte atado a una silla de tortura.

That would sure cut down on adultery in this day and age, although we would think Humans ||||||通姦|||||||||| eso|verbo auxiliar condicional|seguro|reduciría|abajo|en|adulterio|en|este|día|y|época|aunque|nosotros|verbo auxiliar condicional|pensaríamos|los humanos Это, конечно, сократило бы количество прелюбодеяний в наше время, хотя мы думаем, что люди Eso sin duda reduciría el adulterio en esta época, aunque pensaríamos que las organizaciones de

Rights organizations might have something to say about it. |權利組織||||||| Derechos Humanos tendrían algo que decir al respecto.

The Chinese had a slightly different version of the torture chair, with far fewer spikes. Los chinos tenían una versión ligeramente diferente de la silla de tortura, con muchos menos picos.

Their chair was in use from the 1700s to around 1900 and it consisted of mainly 12 large spikes ||||||||||||由...組成|||| su|silla|estuvo|en|uso|desde|los|1700|a|alrededor|y|esta|consistía|de|principalmente|grandes|picos Su silla estuvo en uso desde los años 1700 hasta alrededor de 1900 y consistía principalmente en 12 grandes picos.

or blades around the device. |刀片||| o|hojas|alrededor|el|dispositivo o cuchillas alrededor del dispositivo.

If they did not comply, their bodies would be fastened tighter to the chair and pain ||||comply|||||fastened|||||| ||||obedecessem|||||presos|||||| ||||posłuszni||||||||||| si|ellos|verbo auxiliar pasado|no|cumplían|sus|cuerpos|verbo auxiliar condicional|serían|atados|más apretadamente|a|la|silla|y|dolor ||||遵從||||||||||| Si no cumplían, sus cuerpos serían atados más firmemente a la silla y el dolor

Such torture might not kill a person immediately, but let's remember that in those days infections |||||||||||||||感染症 tal|tortura|podría|no|matar|a|persona|inmediatamente|sino|recordemos|recordar|que|en|esos|días|infecciones Tal tortura podría no matar a una persona de inmediato, pero recordemos que en esos días las infecciones

could not be easily treated. ||||容易處理 podrían|no|ser|fácilmente|tratadas no podían ser tratadas fácilmente.

The wounds might eventually lead to death or if not at least disablement or some pretty ||||||||||||permanent injury||| ||||||||||||incapacidade||| |傷口|||||||||||殘疾||| las|heridas|podrían|eventualmente|llevar|a|muerte|o|si|no|al|menos|discapacidad|o|unas|bastante Las heridas podrían eventualmente llevar a la muerte o, si no, al menos a una discapacidad o algunas cicatrices bastante

nasty scars. horribles.

We've seen a picture of one of these chairs, because some of them are now in museums, so ||||||||cadeiras||||||||| hemos|visto|una|imagen|de|una|de|estas|sillas|porque|algunas|de|ellas|están|ahora|en|museos|así que Hemos visto una imagen de una de estas sillas, porque algunas de ellas están ahora en museos, así que

There are three blades on the back, which look like upright swords. |||||||||||espadas ||||||||||直立的|劍 hay|están|tres|hojas|en|la|parte de atrás|que|parecen|como|erguidas|espadas Hay tres cuchillas en la parte posterior, que parecen espadas en posición vertical.

The arms are covered with spikes, which are like jagged saw teeth. |||||||||jagged|| |||||||||serrilhadas|| |||||||||ząbkowanych|| los|brazos|están|cubiertos|con|picos|que|son|como|dentados|sierra|dientes |||||||||鋸齒狀的|| Los brazos están cubiertos de picos, que son como dientes de sierra dentados.

The seat is also lined with blades and the footrest is lined with blades. |||||||||footrest|||| |||||||||descanso para os pés|||| ||||||刀片|||腳踏板|||| el|asiento|está|también|forrado|con|cuchillas|y|el|reposapiés|está|forrado|con|cuchillas El asiento también está forrado con cuchillas y el reposapiés está forrado con cuchillas.

Because these are not nails, or thin spikes, the accused would have to be pressed down ||||||||||||||pressionado| ||||釘子||||||||||| porque|estos|son|no|clavos|o|delgados|picos|el|acusado|verbo auxiliar condicional|tendría|que|ser|presionado|abajo Debido a que no son clavos, ni picos delgados, el acusado tendría que ser presionado hacia abajo

for the blades to penetrate the skin. ||||penetrar|| ||||穿透|| para|las|cuchillas|verbo auxiliar|penetrar|la|piel para que las cuchillas penetraran la piel.

the pressing down was taken to its final conclusion. ||||||||最終結論 el|presionando|abajo|fue|llevado|a|su|final|conclusión la presión fue llevada a su conclusión final.

The guy would be partly chopped, like a decorative piece of fruit. |||||chopped|||ornamental||| ||||||||decorativo||| ||||部分地|切碎|||裝飾用的||| el|tipo|verbo auxiliar condicional|sería|parcialmente|picado|como|una|decorativa|pieza|de|fruta El tipo sería parcialmente picado, como una pieza decorativa de fruta.

Considering back then you could be flayed alive for defacing a book, you needn't have ||||||skinned alive|||damaging or vandalizing||||| ||||||esfolado|||desfigurar||||| ||||||obdarowany|||zniszczenie||||| considerando|atrás|entonces|tú|podrías|ser|desollado|vivo|por|desfigurar|un|libro|tú|no necesitas|haber 考慮到||||||剝皮處死|||毀損書籍||||| Если учесть, что в те времена за порчу книги можно было быть забитым заживо, то не стоило Teniendo en cuenta que en ese entonces podías ser desollado vivo por desfigurar un libro, no necesitabas haber

committed the worst offense to find yourself in the chair. 犯下||最嚴重|罪行|||||| cometido|la|peor|ofensa|para|encontrar|te|en|la|silla совершил самое страшное преступление, оказавшись в кресле. cometido la peor ofensa para encontrarte en la silla.

This is more like a normal chair that the prisoner is tied to, although China has said |||||||||囚犯||||||| esto|es|más|como|una|normal|silla|que|el|prisionero|está|atado|a|aunque|China|ha|dicho Esto es más como una silla normal a la que el prisionero está atado, aunque China ha dicho

these things are not used specifically used for torture but rather to keep people fastened |||||specifically||||||||| |||||專門地|||||而是|||| estas|cosas|son|no|usadas|específicamente|usadas|para|tortura|sino|más bien|para|mantener|a las personas|sujetas que estas cosas no se utilizan específicamente para tortura, sino más bien para mantener a las personas sujetas.

down. abajo abajo.

In 2015 following global criticism, China said it now even pads the chairs. |||||||||adds cushioning to|| |||||||||estofa|| |||批評聲浪||||||墊子|| en|tras|global|crítica|China|dijo|eso|ahora|incluso|acolcha|las|sillas En 2015, tras críticas globales, China dijo que ahora incluso acolcha las sillas.

Back to the Middle Ages and Europe and the spikes on the chair, numbering many, were |||||||||||||numeração|| de regreso|a|la|Media|Edad|y|Europa|y|los|picos|en|la|silla|que numeran|muchos|eran De vuelta a la Edad Media y Europa, los pinchos en la silla, que eran muchos, eran

more like large thorns. |||thorns |||espinhos |||更像大刺 más|como|grandes|espinas más como grandes espinas.

If pushed down on them the injury wouldn't make a person look like a partially chopped ||||||||||||||parcialmente| ||||||||||||||部分地| si|empujado|abajo|sobre|ellos|la|herida|no|haría|una|persona|verse|como|una|parcialmente|picada Si se presionara sobre ellos, la lesión no haría que una persona se viera como una papa parcialmente picada.

No vital organs would be hit, but there would have been a lot of blood loss once the person ||órgãos|||||||||||||||| |重要的|器官|||||||||||||||| no|vital|órganos|serían|ser|golpeados|sino|allí|habría|tenido|habido|un|mucho|de|sangre|pérdida|una vez|la|persona No se habrían golpeado órganos vitales, pero habría habido una gran pérdida de sangre una vez que la persona

At the same time, if the confession didn't come fast enough a fire would be lit under ||||||供詞|||||||||點燃火焰| a|la|misma|vez|si|la|confesión|no|llegó|rápido|lo suficientemente|una|fuego|verbo auxiliar condicional|sería|encendido|debajo de Al mismo tiempo, si la confesión no llegaba lo suficientemente rápido, se encendería un fuego bajo

the iron chair and the roasting would commence. |||||||begin |||||a tortura|| |||||||rozpoczęłoby się la|hierro|silla|y|la|asado|verbo auxiliar condicional|comenzaría |||||烘烤開始||開始進行 la silla de hierro y comenzaría el asado.

said that the chairs were more likely used to scare people rather than outright execute |||||||||||||outright| |||||||||||||simplesmente| |||||||||||||bezpośrednio| dijo|que|las|sillas|verbo auxiliar pasado|más|probable|usadas|para|asustar|a las personas|más bien|que|directamente|ejecutar |||||||||||||直接地|處決 dijo que las sillas eran más probablemente utilizadas para asustar a la gente en lugar de ejecutar directamente.

them. ellos ellos.

used more symbolically. ||simbolicamente ||象徵性地使用 usado|más|simbólicamente se usó más simbólicamente.

With this thing in front of you, the chances are that you would comply with your captor ||||||||||||||||captor ||||||||||||||||sequestrador ||||||||||||||||oprawca con|esta|cosa|en|frente|de|ti|las|posibilidades|son|que|tú|verbo auxiliar condicional|cumplirías|con|tu|captor |||||||||||||服從|||綁架者 Con esta cosa frente a ti, las probabilidades son que cumplirías con tu captor.

pretty quickly.” bastante|rápido bastante rápido.”

Unlike the torture device known as the Iron Maiden, it's believed that these chairs ||||||||Maiden||||| ||||||||鐵處女||||| a diferencia de|el|tortura|dispositivo|conocido|como|el|Hierro|Doncella|se cree que|se cree|que|estas|sillas A diferencia del dispositivo de tortura conocido como la Doncella de Hierro, se cree que estas sillas

were definitely used and not just there to frighten people. ||||||||嚇唬| fueron|definitivamente|usadas|y|no|solo|allí|para|asustar|a las personas definitivamente fueron utilizadas y no solo estaban allí para asustar a la gente.

One historian and expert in Medieval Times said this is why such devices existed, “There |歷史學家||||中世紀時期||||||||| un|historiador|y|experto|en|Medieval|tiempos|dijo|esto|es|por qué|tales|dispositivos|existieron|allí Un historiador y experto en la Edad Media dijo que esta es la razón por la que existían tales dispositivos, “Hay

punishment, under a lot of strain. |||||stress or pressure |||||pressão |||||壓力 castigo, bajo mucha presión.

That the truth comes out when it starts to hurt.” |la|||||||| Que la verdad sale a la luz cuando comienza a doler.”

We did manage to find an account of one person who was fully roasted in the iron chair, which Logramos encontrar un relato de una persona que fue completamente asada en la silla de hierro, lo cual

was detailed in the book, “Europe's Inner Demons: The Demonization of Christians In |||||||||Demonization||| |||||da Europa||demônios||foi detalhada no livro "Os Demônios Interiores da Europa: A Demonização dos Cristãos em"||| |詳述於|||||內部的|歐洲內心的惡魔||妖魔化||基督徒| fue|detallado|en|el|libro|de Europa|Internos|Demonios|la|Demonización|de|cristianos|en se detalla en el libro, “Los Demonios Internos de Europa: La Demonización de los Cristianos en

Medieval Christendom.” |Christian world |Cristandade |中世基督教世界 la Cristiandad Medieval.”

This was a Christian who was roasted to death in a chair after he was accused of being a Este era un cristiano que fue asado hasta morir en una silla después de ser acusado de ser un

cannibal. caníbal.

do not eat men, nor do we do anything wicked.” |||||||||evil |||||||||邪惡的 no|no|comemos|hombres|ni|hacemos|nosotros|hacemos|nada|malo не едим человечины и не делаем ничего худого". no comemos hombres, ni hacemos nada malo.”

The Latin has been translated differently in other books, but his sentiments were the |Latin text|||||||||||| |||||||||||情感|| el|latín|ha|sido|traducido|diferente|en|otros|libros|pero|sus|sentimientos|fueron|los El latín ha sido traducido de manera diferente en otros libros, pero sus sentimientos eran los

same. mismo igual.

Other examples tell us that in the 17th century the device was sometimes called the Witch's |||||||||||||||Witch otros|ejemplos|dicen|nos|que|en|el|siglo XVII|siglo|el|dispositivo|fue|a veces|llamado|la|bruja Otros ejemplos nos dicen que en el siglo XVII el dispositivo a veces se llamaba la

Chair, because that's where women accused of being witches would no doubt admit they Председатель, потому что именно здесь женщины, обвиненные в ведьмовстве, без сомнения, признают, что они Silla de la Bruja, porque ahí es donde las mujeres acusadas de ser brujas sin duda admitirían que

were, even though they were not. lo eran, aunque no lo fueran.

The witch hunts were very real, and the horrors inflicted on those women is stomach-churning. |||||||||inflicted||||||nauseating ||caças|||||||||||||revoltante |||||||||wyrządzone|||||| La|bruja|cacerías|fueron|muy|reales|y|los|horrores|infligidos|a|esas|mujeres|es|| ||獵巫行動|||||||施加於|||||令人作嘔|令人作嘔 Las cacerías de brujas fueron muy reales, y los horrores infligidos a esas mujeres son de hacer vomitar.

How do you think you'd deal with a sit-down in one of these things? cómo|verbo auxiliar|tú|piensas|tú would|lidiar|con|un|||en|uno|de|estas|cosas ¿Cómo crees que manejarías una reunión en una de estas cosas?

Tell us in the comments. di|nos|en|los|comentarios Cuéntanos en los comentarios.

The History of Mankind. La|Historia|de|la humanidad La Historia de la Humanidad.

Thanks for watching, and as always, don't forget to like, share and subscribe. Gracias|por|ver|y|como|siempre|no|olvides|a|dar me gusta|compartir|y|suscribirte Gracias por ver, y como siempre, no olvides dar me gusta, compartir y suscribirte.

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