Why trial by ordeal worked

[Nearly Sane]

This is quite jolly


https://aeon.co/ideas/why-the-trial-by-ordeal-was-actually-an-effective-test-of-guilt

[Walt Zingmatilder]

For some reason it reminded me of David Brent in the Office describing how he processed job applications.
First of all take the top wodge of applications and bin them.
This is effective because after all no one wants to employ a "loser".

[Walter]

This is quite jolly


https://aeon.co/ideas/why-the-trial-by-ordeal-was-actually-an-effective-test-of-guilt

thanks for the link
not sure what I'm supposed to do with that information now though 

[Gordon]

Perhaps a gradual reintroduction is called for: limited, say, to checking if politicians are telling the truth. The only proviso (having read the article) is that I get to boil the water and heat the iron bar until it glows nice'n'red.

We start with Boris.

[Rhiannon]

This is quite jolly


https://aeon.co/ideas/why-the-trial-by-ordeal-was-actually-an-effective-test-of-guilt

Nice article. Thanks.