Scaphism, also known as the boats, was supposedly an ancient Persian method of execution designed to inflict torturous death that was described by the Persian's archenemies, the Greeks. The name comes from the Greek σκάφη, skáphe, meaning "anything scooped (or hollowed) out".

 

 

The intended victim was stripped naked and then firmly fastened within the interior space of two narrow rowing boats (or hollowed-out tree trunks) joined together one on top of the other with the head, hands and feet protruding. The condemned was forced to ingest milk and honey to the point of developing a severe bowel movement and diarrhea, and more honey would be rubbed on his exposed appendages to attract insects. He would then be left to float on a stagnant pond or be exposed to the sun. The defenseless individual's feces accumulated within the container, attracting more insects which would eat and breed within his exposed flesh, which—pursuant to interruption of the blood supply by burrowing insects—became increasingly gangrenous. The feeding would be repeated each day in some cases to prolong the torture, so that fatal dehydration or starvation did not occur. Death, when it eventually occurred, was probably due to a combination of dehydration, starvation and septic shock. Delirium would typically set in after a few days.

 

In other recorded versions, the insects did not eat the person; biting and stinging insects such as wasps, which were attracted by the honey on the body, acted as the torture.

Is this your favoured way to die?

i know you're all very excited about Greg's thread but let me just show u a thing

 

 

look at this fluffy cow

 

 

and another!

 

lil fluffy cow butt

 

aweeee

 

and a lil baby fluffy cow (or calf w/e)

 

 

can u believe it

^ reminds me of the brazen bull

I wonder what behavior would warrant scaphism as the punishment.

I wonder what behavior would warrant scaphism as the punishment.

 

Scaphism.

Never ending loop.

Ohhh the baby cow is so adorable! I want it

sure fluffy cows are cute

but they

are not belugas

aww squishy

:blush:

What is it in human mind to be able to conceive something like that? It's not the severity of the punishment that stupefies me, but the feeling of no less than delight the torturing seems to incite in the inventor.

so glad i read this while eating dinner

those fucking belugas i swear to goth

so glad i read this while eating dinner

 

uhoh

Well hello there! Happy holidays!

Stay off Santa's naughty list, kids!