I Waterboard (2007)

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The author conducted a self-experiment to determine if waterboarding is torture, using a DIY setup with a weight bench and watering can.
Initial attempts with basic waterboarding and a wet rag in the mouth were unpleasant but manageable, not classified as torture by the author.
Using saran wrap over the mouth intensified the experience, leading to uncontrollable panic and a near-drowning reflex when water entered the respiratory tract.
The author concluded waterboarding is torture, comparing it unfavorably to physical injuries like smashed fingers, and deemed it inhuman and unbearable.

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