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Chinese water torture

Okay kiddo, imagine you're sitting in a room and there's a drop of water falling on your forehead. It doesn't sound that bad, right? But now imagine that same drop of water keeps falling over and over and over again, on the exact same spot on your forehead. It might start to get annoying, right?

Well, Chinese water torture is kind of like that, but much worse. It's a way of torturing someone by repeatedly dripping water on their forehead, usually using a container with a tiny hole. The person being tortured is usually restrained so they can't move away from the dripping water.

At first, it might not seem like a big deal, but over time, the constant dripping can start to wear down the person's mental state. The sound of the droplet hitting their forehead becomes louder and louder, and they start to become more and more anxious and stressed.

Eventually, the person being tortured might start to hallucinate or become delirious due to the constant dripping, and it can lead to a lot of psychological damage. That's why Chinese water torture is considered a very cruel and painful method of torture, and thankfully it's not used anymore.
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