15 Gruesome Torture Devices You Won't Believe Actually Existed

9. The Rack

This was designed purely to dislocate every joint in the human body, though some executioners went that extra mile and would continue to turn the wheel until the victim's limbs were completely ripped off. The device was made out of a wooden frame and the victim was tied to two poles at either end, which would rotate in order for the person to be stretched. At which point they would presumably confess to anything you wanted them to.