Word: wet
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...torturer's lexicon also includes mordant, mocking names for their techniques and instruments. The Wet Submarine, for example, means near-suffocation of a prisoner by immersing him in water, or, frequently, urine; the Dry Submarine is the same thing, except that a plastic bag is tied over the victim's head to deprive him of oxygen. In the Grill, the victim is stretched out face up on a metal frame while a "massage" of shocks is delivered to various parts of the body. A Brazilian invention called the Parrot's Perch is used in many countries; it consists...
...long, 2½ in. wide and 2 in. deep that had been scooped out by Viking. Scientists were struck by the fact that the sides of the trench had not collapsed. Said Princeton University Geologist Robert Hargraves: "It's strange material. It looks and acts like wet sand...
After the trawler had been towed backward for about a mile, a periscope shot out of the water just astern of it. Then the submarine surfaced, black and wet, but with no identification marks whatsoever. Skipper Hamnen and his 40 crewmen reckoned that it was a Soviet sub, but tried shouting in Norwegian anyway to the seamen who began appearing on its deck. There was no response. Said Hamnen: "I guess they weren't too eager to talk with us. After all, it's pretty dumb when a modern submarine gets caught up in a fish...
Ankori's teaching philosophy is based on the idea that each student should be treated as an individual--a hard-working individual. "I will not tolerate those who walk in between raindrops and try not to get wet," he says...
...breaks wet and chilly, with the sound of harness bells and calls of "Wagons ho!" The teams-matched pairs of Belgians, palominos and Arabians -walk out briskly, followed by Shetland ponies and mules. Hitched to faithfully copied new versions of Conestogas and prairie schooners, the animals are pointed toward Petersburg, Mich., some 20 miles southeast. Fringe-topped surreys and jerry-built vehicles of varying durability fill out the party. The passengers are instant minor celebrities in each small town they pass. Villagers look, wave, offer plates of homemade cookies and other food, and sometimes get bitten...