I saw this on Huffington this morning and thought of this thread. Is waterboarding torture? How long could you last?
Journalist bets he can endure 15 seconds of waterboarding
Watch this carefully. Notice that the man is only slightly at an angle, head down feet up. He lasts about 6 seconds.
You aren't in a position to judge waterboarding until you've been waterboarded. It's a singular and unique experience that can't be equated with things like holding your breath underwater or withstanding pain. It's altogether different.