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Why: In Even Cowgirls Get the Blues:
That there were ever such instruments as thumbscrews bring tears to your eyes.Answer: Like a vise!
The victim's fingers were placed inside the instrument and slowly crushed as the torturer turned the handle on top.
These devices have been found across Europe, India, and China.
Source: Medevality, Occasional Hell
The More You Know: If that didn't work, they could always try the head crusher, which was popular during the Spanish Inquisition:
Or the Judas cradle.
could you google some puppies or something like that next
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