Whip

A whip is a tapered flexible length of either a single cord or plaited (braided) leather or other material, commonly with a stiff handle. Whips are used to produce a loud sharp sound—a "crack"—to drive or direct livestock or harnessed animals.

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When rapidly shaken at the base, whips "crack" and make a loud noise because their tails have broken the sound barrier.

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Other devices made of straps and used to strike human beings or animals as a means of control or punishment or torture are sometimes also called whips—though they do not crack. These may include riding crops, horse whips, and various flogging instruments.

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Punishment: Punishment is the practice of imposing something unpleasant on a wrongdoer as a response to something unwanted that the wrongdoer has done. In psychological terms this is known as "positive punishment". "Negative punishment", on the other hand, is when something is removed from or denied to the pun...

Torture: Torture is the infliction of severe physical or psychological pain or grief as an expression of cruelty, a means of intimidation, deterrent, revenge or punishment, or as a tool for the extraction of information or confessions....

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Whip related Images and Photos (experimental)

Whip It	Whip Wilson	Whip-Poor-Will	Snap the Whip
Snap the Whip	The University Challenge Whip Feb 1909. W. G. Longe (Early 20th Century)	Indiana Jones Adult Hat and Whip Set