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Most tickle torture is caused when someone straps another person into any contraption, which exposes the desired ticklish spot and restrains the victim from stopping the tickling. An example would be the stocks, a device that held the persons bare feet firmly in place and sometimes held the wrists to prevent the person from blocking anyone’s tickling fingers.
Another form is common between siblings, lovers, and friends. One or more people gang up on one person, and proceed to hold down that person and tickle them to the point of helpless laughter. This is commonly used to get someone to agree to something.
The last form of tickle torture is the deadly kind. One purported example of this torture was used in Ancient Rome, where a person’s feet are dipped in a salt solution, and a goat is brought in to lick the solution off.
"Chinese tickle torture" is a term used in Western Society to imply an ancient form of torture practiced by the Chinese. The term is generally considered a myth and, by members of the Chinese community, may even be interpreted as racist.
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