And that Roman 2 isn't wearing a mini-skirt. Looks great on Barb, not so great on a Roman
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Loxuru
Graf von Kreuzigung
My opinion too! I have a little preference for #1.
Hagbard
Guard
There is something about inverted crucifixions that just turns me on! Great work as always!
I Ike her, Jas. No drama or backstory, just a lovely lady and a striking composition, pleasing to the eye. Excellent work.
Loxuru
Graf von Kreuzigung
Good pic! It looks like as if she is illuminated by spotlights. A nighty crucifixion. Behind her, the red gloom of city lights.
Jastrow
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Thursday, February 08, 2018–Day 39: Here’s on from 2015 called "Roped Ordeal r". Being crucified with ropes as opposed to nails was no bargain. The victim might well last longer without the loss of blood (although it was probably less than I show in my renderings) and there might be somewhat less of a chance of infection. The victims would be spared the immediate agony that came from the actual nailing. But it still hurt. Ropes supporting a body’s weight would cut deep into the flesh and the resulting loss of circulation to the wrists and hands would be extremely painful. The fact that they could be taken down from the cross more easily with ropes than nails would add an interesting dimension--it would spare the victim of the finality of their death that nails bring and might offer a small glimmer of hope. Still, what was next for them? How crippled would they be from their ordeal? Would they be crucified again or subject to other tortures? The position in this rendering looks very painful and it looks like there are a couple of birdies waiting for their meal...
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I like this one very much. It’s not only the use of ropes, but the way the arms are bound back over the patibulum. I’ve always found that position fascinating ... one of the attractions, for me, of our CruxForums masthead, and of the character Rakel in Markus’ recently reposted epic. I would like to more know about the effects of being crucified in that manner on the victims.
Barb, sometime ago I ran this Algabal drawing by Jedakk. I asked him if someone crucified in this fashion would asphyxiate absent further support, like sedile or cornu.
It was a key plot point in a story I’m dreaming up. He thought unlikely this arms-behind-the-patibulum position would interfere with respiration over time, prolonging the ordeal. And it would hurt like unto a bitch, especially in the shoulders.
Which is the whole point, I reckon. Thinking of trying it yourself?
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Loxuru
Graf von Kreuzigung
In this position, the armpits (and shoulders) carry the entire body weight. The ropes around the ankles and wrists are only for immobilisation. It could spare the limbs from interrupted blood circulation. But the pressure under the arms is most probably very painful.
Which is the whole point, I reckon. Thinking of trying it yourself?
I’m not inclined to go to the cross willingly, but seem to end up there often enough on CruxForums anyway.
Loxuru
Graf von Kreuzigung
And I guess, afterwards, crippled shoulders for at least some time, if not lasting life long.
I’m not inclined to go to the cross willingly, but seem to end up there often enough on CruxForums anyway.
Come with me, and you’ll be, in a world of pure imagination!
Not sure about the 'pure' bit
I've tried hanging with my shoulders back over a bar in that 'hogtied' position,
it's very, very nasty, even for a very few minutes. A bit like the 'parrot perch' torture,
with the strain on the shoulders instead of the knees.
I googled "parrot perch torture."
Yikes.
Isn’t that what we are already doing here?
I’m unsure if the makers of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory had anything remotely like that in mind.