Electric Wheel
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Death by the electric wheel is a method of execution in Pantocratoria, although it is rarely applied since the death penalty is rarely applied in Pantocratoria. It is similar to the electric chair in its operation, although the victim is strapped down to the spokes of a wooden wheel (resembling an old-fashioned carriage wheel) rather than strapped into a chair. Electrodes are attached to the leg and head to provide a full circuit. The electric wheel evolved as a more modern form of the infamous breaking wheel, and although it is a good deal more humane than the breaking wheel, it is still criticised for similar reasons as the electric chair.
