It was also said that the bull had an acoustic apparatus that converted the screams of the condemned into the sound of a bull. Perillos presented the bull to Phalaris, a tyrant, who in turn condemned Perillos to be tortured by his own invention.
The Brazen Bull was a torture and execution device designed in ancient Greece by Perillos of Athens. Victims were placed inside the statue, and a fire was set under it, until the person was roasted to deathpic.twitter.com/8tejDG7dSe
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There were funnels inside to make the victims screams sound like the bull was roaring. Smoke would also come from the nostrils. Grim.
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Gruesome story, but there's no real evidence to suggest the Brazen Bull was a real device. http://www.ancientworldreview.com/2017/01/death-machines-the-brazen-bull.html …
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Don't harsh the mellow, man.
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I read the inventor was the first victim...
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Guy who invented the guillotine for executions ended up that way too, a lesson there
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Would think there was some form of rack to aid in cleaning it out when done.
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Terrible, I swear I saw these being sold last summer at HEB groceries in Texas!
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Hey, one of these features memorably in The Library at Mount Char by
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There's a place in Texas where you can get one for realsies. I'm torn. It's horrifying, yes...but also kinda funny. And I could use a new grill.pic.twitter.com/rGdDZiY2G8
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OMG. DO IT.
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Coincidentally, the name of the inventor, "Perillos", means "dangerous" in Catalan.
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Why do I want ribs all of the sudden.
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I was just having a conversation about this last night. About how I would want them to throw a rack of ribs in with me.
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May as well, Why waste a good chance to make ribs?
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