Drill of Death

It featured in the 2005 edition of the annual German television special Stars in der Manege, in which actress, model, and TV presenter Arabella Kiesbauer played the role of victim.

The apparatus consists of a massive drilling machine mounted on a framework that is somewhat like a short section of railroad track.

A cover, consisting of translucent paper stretched on a circular frame, is attached to the apparatus in front of the performer, obscuring the center of her torso.

The drill appears to penetrate through the struggling performer, whose legs, shoulders, arms, and head remain in full view, and whose lower torso is seen in silhouette through the translucent cover.

The machine then begins to tilt the drilling axis upwards, in the process pulling the performer from her restraints and raising her high into the air.