Are you ready to get waterboarded?

Waterboarding is much in the news recently, but it's an old sport. Waterboarding was used by the Spanish Inquisition in the 15th century, and by the Japanese on American POWs during World War II. Since 2001 waterboarding has been used by the CIA on enemy combatants in secret prisons around the world. The U.S. attorney general says the CIA is not waterboarding at this time, but provides no assurance that it won't again in the future.

Waterboarding is an interrogation technique used to encourage a suspect to provide information he or she might otherwise wish not to. But is it torture? This question has been debated lately. There's one way to find out for yourself. Try it. Get waterboarded!

WARNING: WATERBOARDING CAN KILL YOU. IT CAN CAUSE DROWNING, HEART ATTACK OR PERMANENT DAMAGE TO THE LUNGS, AND LEAD TO DEPRESSION, PANIC ATTACKS AND POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD).

You'll need a wooden board or plank, restraints (like rope), Saran Wrap, a cloth (like a towel or rag) and some water. Have your friends tie you to the board and elevate one end so your feet are higher than your head. The plastic wrap goes over your mouth to insure only nose breathing. The cloth, pre moistened, goes over your face. Then your friends pour the water over the cloth and continue pouring until they have to stop so you can regain consiousness. Repeat as needed.

WARNING: DO NOT TRY THIS EXPERIMENT WITHOUT A QUALIFIED MEDICAL TEAM STANDING BY, INCLUDING A DOCTOR WITH A DEFIBRILLATOR AND A FULL MEDICAL SUITE.