The secret of torture, like the secret of French cuisine, is that nothing is unthinkable ©

[dina_mei]

…Pain must be as great a challenge to the human imagination as pleasure. Otherwise there's no accounting for the number of torture instruments.
- Phyllis Rose, Tools of Torture

Comments

[blue_aardvark]

Don't let George Bush see this!

[dina_mei]

He's not on my friends list, don't worry :)

[iggyzzz]

Wish I had one of these XD

[dina_mei]

Uh oh, is this the mood Wall-E put you in? Naughty boy!

[subtlegray]

The Pepsi cooler behind the executioner is a nice touch.
Ironically, I believe most of these tortures existed in a time when dissection of a cadaver was thought to be immoral, because the human body is sacred.

[dina_mei]

The rule of absurd is timeless and absolute.

[dalmatica_78]

Oh dear..that's neat and spooky. I'd be afraid to visit now!!
*cringes behind the maple leaf*

[dina_mei]

The exhibition has likely long been over, the pics are a few months old... I felt too lazy all this time to post them. :) So come on over, you'll be safe!

[dalmatica_78]

;) hehehe. I have some I haven't posted either, opps!

[dina_mei]

...luckily for us your friends, who have something to look forward to now ;)

[iolandamignorte]

Looking at the interogation chair I'm thinking why oh why have mankind invented this one way before the lane recliner or the sofa; comfort seems to be only a recent caprice.

[dina_mei]

Indeed, it'd be probably more exact to say that pain must be a greater challenge to the human imagination than pleasure.