Centuries ago, the Europeans and, in some cases, Americans liked nothing better than a spot of witch-hunting on a quiet news day.
For those with a talent or two above the norm, perhaps a little stronger, faster in one form or other, more intelligent than average, it could be a downright deadly time to be alive.
Many bizarre methods were concocted to "identify" the witches but perhaps none more so than the practice of tying a "suitable" person to a chair, throwing them into a pond or a body of water then waiting to see what happened next.