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No, Really: Standing is Torture

Posted on May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 by Krista
A photo of a person with bare feet standing in lush green grass. The person, who I assume is female, is only visible from the calves down. She's wearing jeans and no socks.
This looks fun. Until your feet start to swell.

Regimes the world over have used prolonged standing, often combined with sleep deprivation, as a convenient form of torture. It requires no special equipment, and usually leaves no marks.

Posted in Sitting DisabilitiesTagged CIA, health problems standing, KGB, prolonged standing, torture1 Comment on No, Really: Standing is Torture

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