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The world has been using torture has a means of getting information for various reasons. Currently there are ten very barbaric torture methods. This article will explain all ten.

The Rat
A cheap and effective way of torture was with the use of rats! There are many ways to torture someone with a rat, but the most common was to force a rat into a victim's body as a way to escape. How did they do that, here's how.

The victim was restrained and tied to some type of surface. A rat was then placed on his stomach and covered by some sort of tin pale. As the pale gradually became warmer, the rat began to look for a way out, and the only way out was through the victim's body. When the rat began to dig, that caused hours of tremendous pain and almost resulted in death.

The Pillory
The pillory was used to show the world a crook. The pillory was meant as a mild punishment, the crowd made it cruel.

The pillory served as a post for beating and whipping a victim. The victim was completely defenseless to the crowd.

The pillory lasted for about a few hours, however it often carried on for days. The victim was situated in an area where there was a lot of foot traffic.

The Chair of Torture
The Chair of Torture was used until the late 1800s in Europe. There are many types of these chairs but they all have one thing in common, SPIKES! The number of spikes range from 500 to 1500. To avoid movement, the victim was tied down. Two bars were used to push the victim's arms against the arm rests for the spikes to pierce the flesh even further. The instrument's strength is in the psychological fear caused on the victims. This was primarily used to extract confessions. The time of death varied from a few hours to a few days. The spikes actually helped you stay alive.

The Knee Splitter
The knee splitter was most commonly used during the inquisition. This tool rendered the knees permanently useless. This device was used on the elbows, arms and even the lower legs. As the torturer turned the crank, the claws mutilated any flesh between the set of claws. The number of spikes the knee splitter contained varied from three to over twenty. There were many types of this instrument. Some claws were heated beforehand and others had small claws the pierced the flesh slowly and painfully. This method seldom caused death.

The Wheel
This device was reserved for hated criminals during the Middle Ages. The wheel killed the criminals but did it slowly. The Wheel was introduced in Greece and spread to Germany, France, Russia, England and even Sweden. The device looks just like a wheel. The criminal's limbs were fastened to the spokes and the wheel was slowly turned. The torturer usually hit the criminal's body breaking his bones. Once the criminal's bones were broken, he was left there to die.

The Thumbscrew
The victim had his fingers placed inside the thumbscrew and slowly crushed as the torturer turned the handle on top. This device was used to obtain confessions due to the fact it was painful and very lasting. The same device was used to crush toes. A bigger version of this device was used to crush feet, knees and elbows. They even had a device to crush the head. A similar instrument was used for medical purposes, it helped straighten the fingers of warriors who had been injured.

Crocodile Tube
The tube wasn't common but was used to kill many thieves, smugglers and infidels. The criminal was placed inside a tube just big enough or the victim's entrance. The tube had crocodile like spikes, was compressed leaving the victim totally motionless. The torturer could only see his face and feet. He used carbon and fire beneath the tube to extract a confession or just kill the criminal. With the face and feet exposed, the torturer could work on the face and toes. Facial mutilation and toe ripping were common.

The Heretics Fork
The Heretics Fork was used during the Spanish Inquisition in the Middle Ages. The device consists of two forks set against each other that penetrated the flesh under the chin in one end and the upper chest in the other. This device didn't cause any harm to vital organs, which led to prolonging pain and suffering. The victim's hands were restrained behind his back to prevent any escape attempts. This device made speech and neck movements impossible. This device often harmed the neck of the victim, and potentially spreading disease.

The Coffin
The Coffin Torture was most often used throughout the Middle Ages. The victim was placed inside. The torturer were known for forcing obese victims into the contraption, or even making it larger than normal to make the victims more uncomfortable. The length of time a victim had to spend inside the coffin was determined by their crime. The coffin was sometimes placed in a public area so the locals could surround the victim and mock him. Death occasionally occurred because the public would throw rocks and other objects to increase the pain.

The Head crusher
This device was often used during most of the Middle Ages, most commonly during the Spanish Inquisition. The victim placed his chin over the bottom bar and his head under the cap. The torturer turned the screw pressing the bar against the cap. This resulted in the head being compressed. Most often the teeth are shattered followed by the eyes being forced out of their sockets.