Two medieval torture methods used simple devices and the force of gravity to inflict unimaginable pain.

The Judas Cradle was a pyramid-shaped spike that a victim would be forced to sit on, so that it penetrated their anus.

The Spanish Donkey used a similar principle, but victims would straddle a wedge-shaped board with a pointed top. Torturers could strap weights to the feet of their victims to increase the suffering..

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