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- Foot_roasting abstract "Foot roasting is a method of torture used since ancient times. The torture takes advantage of the simple medical fact that the sole of the foot is covered by the most heat-sensitive skin in the human body.[citation needed] The Romans immobilized the prisoner and pressed red-hot iron plates to the soles of his/her feet. The Spanish Inquisition frequently employed an enhanced technique, binding the prisoner face-upward to the rack with the bare feet secured in stocks. The soles of the feet were basted with lard or oil and slowly barbecued over a brazier of burning coals. A screen could be interposed between the feet and the coals to modulate the exposure, while a bellows controlled the intensity of the flame. Variants included suspending the prisoner head-downward and placing hot coals directly on the soles. Foot roasting remains a popular technique of torture to this day, though the modern variant (a favorite technique of the KGB[citation needed] ) typically makes use of a clothes iron applied to the soles, optionally complemented by the use of a soldering iron or electric wood-burning pencil to explore the delicate webbing between the toes.".
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- Foot_roasting subject Category:Ancient_instruments_of_torture.
- Foot_roasting subject Category:Torture.
- Foot_roasting comment "Foot roasting is a method of torture used since ancient times. The torture takes advantage of the simple medical fact that the sole of the foot is covered by the most heat-sensitive skin in the human body.[citation needed] The Romans immobilized the prisoner and pressed red-hot iron plates to the soles of his/her feet. The Spanish Inquisition frequently employed an enhanced technique, binding the prisoner face-upward to the rack with the bare feet secured in stocks.".
- Foot_roasting label "Foot roasting".
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- Foot_roasting wasDerivedFrom Foot_roasting?oldid=606230516.
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