The Sensory Deprivation Tank
There is a particular type of torture, much beloved by the US military and other freedom- and democracy-loving agencies for societal improvement, that involves locking people up in a floatation tank of water that is exactly just at human body temperature, say, 37.2 degrees, and that is completely and hermetically sealed off against the penetration of all light and sound. Air is provided unnoticeably. The overall result is that the hapless victim that happens to find themselves at odds with the humanitarian agency for Betterment of the Human Condition at hand, potentially by failing to vote for the required person or party, or, worse luck, by voicing opinions considered detrimental to the lucrative and continued conduct of business, ends up in a state of complete deprivation of sensory stimulation. While it may not seem all that unpleasant to be floating around in peace and quiet in total darkness in a tank of warm water without, for instance, having to go to work, pay the...