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Bamboo torture supposedly is a form of torture where a bamboo shoot is grown through the body of a victim. Bamboo torture was allegedly used in East and South Asia. Accounts accuse Japanese soldiers of practicing the torture technique during World War II. The MythBusters investigated bamboo torture in a 2008 episode. They found that a bamboo shoot can penetrate through several inches of ballistic gelatin in three days. Ballistics gelatin being consistent with that of human flesh offered proof that this form of torture is viable.

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  • Bamboo torture supposedly is a form of torture where a bamboo shoot is grown through the body of a victim. Bamboo torture was allegedly used in East and South Asia. Accounts accuse Japanese soldiers of practicing the torture technique during World War II. The MythBusters investigated bamboo torture in a 2008 episode. They found that a bamboo shoot can penetrate through several inches of ballistic gelatin in three days. Ballistics gelatin being consistent with that of human flesh offered proof that this form of torture is viable.
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  • Bamboo torture supposedly is a form of torture where a bamboo shoot is grown through the body of a victim. Bamboo torture was allegedly used in East and South Asia. Accounts accuse Japanese soldiers of practicing the torture technique during World War II. The MythBusters investigated bamboo torture in a 2008 episode. They found that a bamboo shoot can penetrate through several inches of ballistic gelatin in three days. Ballistics gelatin being consistent with that of human flesh offered proof that this form of torture is viable.
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