11 Most Brutal Torture Methods - Mitsi Studio Reaction

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

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[@mitsistudio]

Thanks for the great review and extra info! :)

[@thelordofthelostbraincells]

Can you do a video on Desmond doss? The ww2 medic who never took a weapon. That or "Mad jack", the man who took a fking bow & arrow AND a claymore into the frontlines of the war

[@vinsgraphics]

When my autistic son acted up at school here in CA (about a decade ago), and teachers were at wit’s end, they would put him in a room next to the principal’s office. It was all white, empty, no furniture, no books, nothing to do for hours except scream until he fell asleep. You can imagine our “burn it all down” reaction when we found out about it. The principal was fired.

[@MalikF15]

Seriously. That’s awful

[@vinsgraphics]

@@MalikF15 We had absolutely no idea it was happening. He couldn’t tell us. We learned from a teacher who didn’t want to be identified. The school district was not equipped to handle autistic kids of any level, they were scrambling to put something in place. He eventually was transferred to a private school for special needs kids, paid for by the school district. He’s graduated now. He tunes pianos as a hobby, maybe a future career. Born with one ear, he can identify any note, tunes by ear, transcribes music note by note, no matter how many channels. All that other stuff is behind us now, he’s doing fine.

[@HistoryBuffBro]

Where does this principal live.. ?asking for a friend…

[@MalikF15]

@@vinsgraphics I’m glad he doing well.

[@Guessnought]

I went to a special school for special needs kids. They had a couple of these. Fortunately they always had the lights off in them with the only light coming from a window on the door. Maybe they grew a conscience?

[@DonnyTinyHands]

A historical lecture by Woodrow Wilson would be torture.

[@amazinhaydz2032]

lol

[@mosty87]

Woodrow Wilson explained by darryl Cooper :)

[@skootmeister3994]

That drowning nightmare joke is rather fitting when you consider the Dutch did a lot of dam building to literally claim land from the ocean.

[@tomcruze7898]

The most recent torture I can recall, is being a Chicago White Sox fan this season.

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Accurate.

[@Ghostkilla773]

It was a rough season for us. Bears looking good though. How's those Browns doing?

[@tomcruze7898]

@@Ghostkilla773 Bears are gonna have the real test in about four weeks. Packers, Vikings, Lions, 49ers, Lions again, Packers.

[@richardprocter8012]

Must be the only video ive watched of yours where i was pure concentrating on your face, just to see your reaction. Love it 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@QuackAttack]

20:19 as soon as you said that, I was immediately reminded of a certain Boondocks episode where one of the characters (played by none other than Samuel L. Jackson) says the exact same thing: "the absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence... there are known knowns and there are known unknowns... but there are also unknown unknowns; things we don't know that we don't know."

[@Aeliasson]

I know it's a Carl Sagan quote, but I couldn't stop laughing thinking about the Boondocks car scene when I heard Chris say the quote

[@JimNulTis]

It's stylized in a cartoonish way, but I still get disturbed watching this animation XD

[@dermotmcquaid3692]

I LOVE the Thumbnail...I call it your Awkward, Embarrased Dad Face!

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

I made that face a lot in this one.

[@brandonchristian9600]

@@VloggingThroughHistory Truth!!!

[@asphaltallan7956]

Love to see any and all new uploads🎉

[@dermotmcquaid3692]

Agreed!

[@bazil83]

8:02 "BLISTERING BARNACLES!!"

[@jordanhooper1527]

Great snakes!

[@svenrio8521]

The Drunken Sailor is Mr. Krabs theme song

[@Ace-yk9hn]

Your facial expressions - particularly to the scaphism @nus had me laughing so hard I was crying.

[@trith72]

I'm really glad you mentioned good ole Robespierre. He and Saint Just really got a dose of their own medicine so to say.

[@SvenElven]

Thanks for the shoutout 😊 I love the Mitsi animation style, but most of their jokes fall kinda flat for me.

[@DiegoMorales-zl9ri]

I love these lighthearted videos! Keep reacting to Mitsi pls! I also love how you tastefully react to really sarcastic videos that do jokes about your religion, they may not land for u but u react in a really respectful manner!

[@JonathanGarcia-ls5jt]

Hey Chris I just wanna say I love you work and your chanell I pray for your health. Hope youcontinu with the good job

[@osabi11]

About the white room, vsauce has a great video showing the affects of it in a controlled environment, and how quickly it messed up the mind.

[@antonakesson]

That experiment was also ended early right if I remember correctly?

[@osabi11]

@@antonakesson He almost ended it early due to the strain it took on him, but he managed to complete it. However he did at one point open the door, seriously contemplating leaving due to how difficult it was on his mind.

[@markadams7046]

I've heard the Blood Eagle was never a real torture and is likely the result of a mistranslation in its description. Also, hanging in Henry VIII day was not done to be quick by breaking the neck like it was in the 19th century. It was meant to be a strangulation and torturous.

[@itz_otto]

whether blood eagles existed or not, nobody really knows. all accounts about them were written a couple hundred to a few hundred years after the events they depict. that being said so were the sagas about ragnar and people act like his existence is fact because of a show lol

[@WhatsUp-fe8jc]

Love your videos during harvest time!

[@negan9810]

I swear your videos are always so good, I remember you from a while ago and so happy how far you have come 🎉❤

[@jeffwalker6815]

Speaking as a proffesional animator: these are the nicest looking history videos ive seen so far on here. Major kudos.

[@jestrella89]

@21:18 - Respect for how you just completely ignored that very... distinctive... Mitsi Merch. You know. The one with the sock.

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Yes. I saw.

[@jestrella89]

@@VloggingThroughHistory 😆I applaud your ability to ignore it! BTW, great stuff. Love your channel. Hope to one day join you on a history tour!

[@FantasyRPGSimp]

Just had a wisdom tooth out and the pain is torturing me. Needless to say good timing on the video

[@-solz5644]

thank you for making these videos I love the channel. my cat just passed away today and I needed something to get it off my mind

[@Swedishpolymath]

I know Tronheim is in the North of Norway, that they have a football club called Rosenborg that used to play loads of seasons in the Champions League before football got commercialised and Americanised. I even remember some of the players if I'd see their names. But I do not know a lot about Norway. I do know that Kaiser Wilhelm vacationed there around the time when the WW1 started.

[@SvenElven]

We think of it as «middle» Norway. Northern Norway officially starts about 300 km North of here.

[@Swedishpolymath]

@@SvenElven Well most American's don't know anything about Norway. But yeah you learn something new everyday. I this day and age it's really important.

[@juliahays3108]

Man, this was a hard one to watch. Super fascinating and extremely disturbing 😂

[@BTGIG]

Great video :)

[@jackhiggins9926]

Love your videos Chris!

[@TGriz28]

Great video VTH! Can you do more reacting to historical photographs or videos? Thank you!

[@citizenVader]

Death by eels is a method I only have heard of, but it's supposed to come from the roman Empire and consist in a person being lowered in a big flagon for wine, but it's full of eels instead.

[@randomperson6433]

Are they shrieking eels? Sorry that’s where my mind went instantly.

[@citizenVader]

@randomperson6433 just the ordinary saragossa sea eels. I guess it is a story on how to make your slaves behave. And they are known to be found in beach washers.

[@Gravelgratious]

I forgot where I heard it but I learned Sea Lampreys that were used as well. Either way nasty business.

[@citizenVader]

@Gravelgratious oh yeah. I grew up in a fishertown and lived by a fjord. What the tides would catch is sometimes sobering.

[@rainbowappleslice]

This is definitely one of the more unique channels to react to, and definitely in a good way. I’d love to see VTH do a reaction to the video ‘know your allies: Britain’. It’s an informational video made by the war department to educate their troops on who they’re fighting with and against and it’s a really interesting insight into how 40’s America viewed Britain and in some ways how little Britain has changed and how much Britain has changed in other ways.

[@gabriel4596]

I was subject to torture. I had a Netflix subscription.

[@OuPoot999]

Chris' face when he learns of the 'rectoscope'. That's a look shear horror.

[@CritiqueCS]

Trondheim fortress was as a fun fact, also the fortress that was being attacked by Karl the 12th of Sweden (Carolus Rex) in at the time, Denmark-Norway when he was shot. Supposedly the projectile used to shoot him was a button (myth/rumour). So theres that. Also its really pretty and lots of northern lighs :)

[@michaelmoon3429]

I remember you reacting to the Worst Punishments in History video, and then I see that you uploaded this one...

[@anitatereszczuk3967]

So, blood eagle is a complicated thing. In the sources it's called "rista örn" meaning "to carve the eagle." In the "Þáttr af Ragnars sonum", yes, it's described as you would expect it to be described based on the popular belief, but according to an Anglo-Saxon chronicle the victim of the blood eagle from this saga - king Ælla of Northumbria - died in battle, which lead some to believe "the blood eagle" is more of a poetical metaphor for dying in battle, because, well birds will appear on battlefields and will munch on those bodies. We have to remember that most of the Norse sources were written by Christians, who rarely had a good understanding of the original beliefs. Of course, we also have the account of the execution of Torf-Einarr. There blood eagle is described as the sacrifice to Odinn (important to note human sacrifices weren't common for the Norse people. We only have accounts of sacrifices that are basically executions of those who committed crimes). It also seems to be implied that blood eagle, even if it was done, was reserved only for the worst of the worst for the worst of worst actions.

[@sechran]

As much as we love studying the past, living through it would be an absolute horror show, even in the best of times.

[@brandonchristian9600]

At least I didn’t get the shoutout at the start of this one like I did the LAST time VTH covered horrible execution methods!!! Lol. 😅😂😂 (Not calling anyone out, cough cough). FYI, the Italy trip is fantastic and I called Chris out for doing that at the base of the Palatine Hill, so that will always be a special memory. Lol.

[@joematthews4952]

On the physical vs mental torture front, I have spoke to friends who are special forces about this before, and without exception, they all said they would rather be tortured physically than mentally. Their primary reason for this judgement... The body will heal, but the mind won't. If your mind is broken, you will never be right again, and if the mind is gone, you are no longer really you anymore.

[@nodogrunner]

Honorable mention: "If thou wilt needs marry, marry a fool; for wise men know well enough what monsters you make of them". I can't wait to play this at Thanksgiving.

[@lxUn1c0]

There's a joke that Michael from VSauce has never quite been the same since he intentionally White Room tortured himself, lol. That Mind Field episode is a good watch, if you get a chance. People don't handle lack of stimulus well.

[@joematthews4952]

Crucifixion is still on the books today as a rarely used punishment in several countries, including, but not limited to, Saudi Arabia, Yeman, and Iran. In fact, in Iran, if a person survives crucifixion for three days, they are free to go.

[@mism847]

You should read about what happened to the guy who killed William the Silent.

[@HuntingwithNimitz]

Bamboo grows by a foot a day

[@MattnessLP]

I wasn't sure where the rat bucket was from, just remember they used it in Game of Thrones as well

[@razielslegacy6021]

Well, I'm not going to say " Great video " because...... well, the topic was pretty brutal. Anyway, there were a few that I had never heard of before, so I'll say " informative video " this time. History isn't always pleasant, so I appreciate the reactions. Keep up the good work.

[@booming1862]

0:15 you should react to how VOC company became rich

[@Swedishpolymath]

That music thing Noriega when he was at the Vatican embassy although he hated the music, right?

[@yellowtoblerone]

man that face he made at 10:46 FUCK me that's funny

[@R_K18]

I think Mitsi Studio traumatized him

[@silkok6346]

Very funny as a dutch citizin myself to see the dutch ship in Amsterdam. So stereotypicall but fun!

[@MainesOwn]

10:20 That is exactly my thought every time I hear something like that, that is also the reason why I am highly suspicious about the masterminds behind stuff like "Saw" or even "Squid Game" ... the people coming up with ideas like this are still around. They make movies now.

[@phantomtitan9792]

Interesting video

[@MainesOwn]

"not giving a rat's ass" was hilarious, though

[@snbks4ever]

The bamboo method sorta left ya in a state of omg wtf and mouth wide open. This video is great

[@JKingSniper]

Yeah we watch the other torture vid by the Casual History channel i believe

[@silkok6346]

On the 3 dutch flags, the red one is our official, the orange-white-blue was the main flag during the republic area and also the prinsenflag. But many rightwing people nowedays want the orange one to repleace our red one bc orange is the dutch royal colour. I like both of them.

[@dix0n778]

That haircut looks fresh.

[@robertsandberg2246]

14:16; Your expression was priceless. And justified. That was a very strange depiction of Jesus' crucifixion.

[@Skynertia]

14:04 Okay that got me

[@achoochi]

I didn't get it

[@ShaneGallager]

2:50 During the Irish Troubles, in 1971 the British used psychological torture as well as beatings on suspected IRA Volunteers (about half of the time they were wrong).

[@Tom_Corvus5]

10:20 most probably some kind of a hardcore sadist, man.

[@Thraim.]

I sure am happy I'm not watching this during my lunch break.

[@linkspeaks]

It's funny that you mention Robespierre even though it was invented by Joseph Guillotine and he also died from it

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Joseph Guillotine definitely did NOT die from it. He died of natural causes in 1814.

[@IowanMatthew683]

OP's conflating Joseph Guillotin with an unrelated J.M.V. Guillotin, a physician from Lyon, France who was executed by the device.

[@linkspeaks]

@@VloggingThroughHistory Interesting, I wasn't aware there were two men named as such

[@aliasinternal9078]

a form of the iron maiden was used in German concentration camps, e.g. in Auschwitz I, it was called BUNKER and consisted of standing cells as part of the prison.

[@SwineBrothers]

I know what Leng Tch'e is because there's a grindcore band with that name. See? Extreme metal teaches you things!

[@IEatSteel6]

I wonder if torture methods played a part in our knowledge on Human anatomy and biology.

[@TheGhost-7002]

You gotta react to Metatron’s new video. Perhaps you may be referenced *wink* *wink*

[@gilllawson2214]

Drawn and quartering scares me to death

[@theomelchior2739]

You should totally do Reactions to "How to Make Everything"

[@michaelgranholm7598]

20:19 I don't remember the exact dates of this event But there was a discussion of whether the Hittite empire even existed. Only in the eighties, did we find evidence I believe.

[@Coigreach]

Regarding crucifixion, just wanted to point out that Titus wasn't emperor when he conquered Jerusalem. His father Vespasian was. Titus would become the emperor about a decade later.

[@mudnarchist]

Pinochet's government did some of the most horrific shit I've ever read about. Like it surpasses most horror films. It's absolutely awful.

[@homersimpson5821]

I mean someone came up with the flamethrower.

[@GlidusFlowers]

One of the reasons we aren’t sure if the Blood Eagle is real or not is that old Norse used a lot of Kenningar. Now basically, you could call them “euphemisms”, because instead of saying “there was a battle”, they would write “and thus went a sword-storm”. What makes it more complicated is that the euphemisms were very context-heavy and were often either references to something or a methaphor, for example a hand was sometimes called “hawk-mountain” because of falconry, so without knowing the context of some of the writings it can be hard to know what specifically is meaning talked about. Another layer of complexity is when they use a euphemism in a euphemism. If they say “hjörva viður” (sword-wood) it’s referring to a soldier, but by saying soldier it’s just referring to a man (regardless if it’s in the context of them being a soldier or not, it’s still a euphemism for a man) So yeah we aren’t sure if the blood eagle was specifically the thing we think it is, or if in some cases it was an enigma of euphemisms

[@zoeysnow8451]

Vsauce has a great video about the white room thing. He spend couple of days in one himself and you can clearly see his state getting worse and worse in just that short time.

[@bertramschleidt2964]

will you react to Magistra Vitae: Samnite Wars - How Rome Conquered Italy

[@TheGerudan]

Okay...so how did they get the rope under the ship for the Keel Hauling? Did someone dive with the rope under the ship before, which would be highly dangerous just so they can punish someone else? Did they always have a rope ready that went under the ship to begin with for the small chance they had to punish someone? Getting a rope from one side of the ship below the ship to the other side of the ship on the open seas seems...impossible?

[@jamesfetherston1190]

I find the whole concept of torture to be so disturbing that I get something of a panic attack just thinking of it. My only hope for humanity is we (mostly) abandon it, although way too many people seem to hint at bringing it back.

[@bazil83]

9:12 - point of contention - the Thames does not lead directly to any ocean. But I'm being pedantic :-)

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

The North Sea is just a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It's all connected.

[@ernestchoi4464]

2 Fast and 2 Furious rat torture. Where was that clip?

[@nickbasilico9659]

The rat torture is used in The Game Of Thrones

[@Johnny-zi6lw]

One video: Trading Shakespeare's insults with my daughter 🥰🤪❤ Literally the next video: *11 MOST BRUTAL TORTURE METHODS*

[@oliversherman2414]

You should react to Mitsi's video about the Unlikable Soldier

[@joegonzalez3542]

Well, that was something…

[@Veritas-TheGoader]

4:05 Because information from torture is unreliable information.

[@jackosharkpie3892]

16:15 right at this moment, I was taking a bite of my chicken fried rice… after that I didn’t want to eat anymore.

[@MrRezRising]

Yes, bamboo can grow as fast as two feet _a day_ .

[@usmcdevildog3497]

Need some more Mitsi Studio, Bluejay and Drawn of History

[@samhouston1979]

5:00 i heard that this thinking was an explanation for why the Indians mutilated the dead at Little Bighorn

[@Fatherofheroesandheroines]

These are all horrific but the worst torture is listening to Taylor Swift on repeat.

[@SwineBrothers]

The blood eagle is very much physically possible, though possibly it was just used on corpses.

[@Veritas-TheGoader]

20:20 I’d have to say, for them to have literature of it, to me means they did it at least once.

[@ghosttrooper1157]

VTH you should react to Mitzi studio video on WW1

[@Veritas-TheGoader]

Physical torture is mental torture, and a bit vise versa

[@thatasiankid9778]

I had strep throat when I was younger and I hallucinated that I was in a big all white room and I punched a hole in my wall as I was trying to get out

[@justinschauwecker]

I'm amazed I didn't see the rack, Spanish donkey, or the iron chair. Just to name a few.

[@angelcamachodelsolar]

I'm glad to see that the Spanish Inquisition is not even mentioned. Finally the myth has been abandoned, historically it only used 3 non-bloody methods of torture, the garrucha, the rack and the water torment.

[@stevealharris6669]

Not being a fan of Rats - my Yorkshire terrier woke up and looked at the telly for a few seconds on hearing the rat noise. All ways look on the bright side of life.....

[@ds9109]

The narrator said last time, Western civilization used torture was Guadalcanal. I guess Waco didn’t count. Also, water boarding in the early 2000s after 911 didn’t count.

[@andywindes4968]

Being forced to listen to a whole side of "Helen Reddy--The Las Vegas Years."