Blowing from a gun. One of the most sadistic executions in history.
Human beings have shown throughout history to posses an intrinsic evil, or at least, a dark side that from time to time makes itself known. Thomas Hobbes believed that human beings were evil by nature, while Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed that deep down, every single human is good and empathetic. The truth is that, if Rousseau had seen at least a little of what human beings are really capable of, he would have burned all his essays and books on this subject (or so I think).
One of the most ruthless executions in history was invented and implemented in the 16th century, by the Mughal Empire, and surprisingly, it was used until the late 20th century in countries like Iran, Mozambique and Brasil. Although the Mughal Empire was responsible for creating such execution method, the British Empire were the ones who popularized it.
It was known as “Gun blowing”.
The victim, was tied to the end of a cannon, the lower part of the back, was just leaning against the lip. But of course, they did not load the cannon immediately, they left the victim tied up for hours, or in some cases even days, to the point where they began to…
