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How did the medieval people use the thumb screw?
The thumb screw was a device to torture victims. The victim's thumb was placed in the device and the handle was turned to put painful pressure on the thumb - not very nice.
What are some forms of torture used before 1900?
The Iron Maiden, The Rack, Thumb Screws
What is thumb presses - kind of torture?
There is no thumb press that is a kind of torture. It is called thumb screw torture, and it is a type of European torture in which the victims fingers and thumbs were placed inside a vice, and crushed.
What were thumb screws used for in slavery?
Thumb screws were used as a form of torture and punishment in slavery to discipline enslaved individuals by crushing their thumbs or extremities, causing extreme pain and permanent damage. This brutal method was employed by slave owners to assert control, instill fear, and prevent enslaved people from resisting or rebelling.
What are thumbscrews?
Since this is in history category I assume you are not referring to the screws which can be tightened by hand by this name. Therefore, you must be referring to the torture device that was used in medieval Europe. It basically is a small vice that a victim's thumbs were put in and the vice was tightened slowly crushing the thumb. other fingers and toes were also subject to this device .
What was the first torture device?
The Relationship.
How do you open a 38 special cylinder?
on the left side of revolver, behind the cylinder, there is a thumb device. for a colt the thumb device slides back to open the cylinder and on a S&W the thumb device is pushed forward to open the cylinder..............................
What is the first removable orthodontic appliance?
A smiling torture device.
Was the Rubik's cube a torture device?
The Rubik's Cube is a 3D puzzle invented in the 1980's. It is a torture device only to those who can't solve it! yes it is all i do now is witch the stickers to where they go lol lol Its for entertainment and competition not torture
What was the first LED used for?
it was used for a torture device in the middle 1981
How do you make an iron maiden torture device?
I don't know. Derbrains
Can you use your ipod as a thumb drive or similar storage device?
No but you can use a regular thumb drive
