Josef Mengele's interest was particularly in twins, and medically studying their genetics. In order to do this, Mengele performed a range of experiments. Some of the experiments were subtle, and didn't do TOO much harm to the twins. Most of his experiments, though, were torturous, excruciating, and deadly.
Some specific examples of Mengele's experiments:
- Taking blood from one twin and injecting it into the other, to see the reaction of mixing blood types. The reaction was an unbearable headache and a high fever lasting days.
- Drawing unreasonable amounts of blood, some dying specifically from losing the blood that he took
- Trying to alter eye color by injecting dye. The result was always a very painful infection and sometimes blindness. If the 'patient' was to die, Mengele would pin their eyeballs to the wall in his office.
- Trying to stitch two twins together to create Siamese twins.
- Young children would be placed in extreme isolation and were faced with various stimuli to see reactions.
- Castrations and sterilizing
- Sex change procedures
- Removing organs or limbs with no anesthetic
- Injecting twins with infectious agents to see how long it would take to get specific diseases
- Once, Mengele gathered 14 pairs of twins and injected chloroform into their hearts. He then dissected and meticulously studied each inch of the bodies.
- Drawing unreasonable amounts of blood, some dying specifically from losing the blood that he took
- Trying to alter eye color by injecting dye. The result was always a very painful infection and sometimes blindness. If the 'patient' was to die, Mengele would pin their eyeballs to the wall in his office.
- Trying to stitch two twins together to create Siamese twins.
- Young children would be placed in extreme isolation and were faced with various stimuli to see reactions.
- Castrations and sterilizing
- Sex change procedures
- Removing organs or limbs with no anesthetic
- Injecting twins with infectious agents to see how long it would take to get specific diseases
- Once, Mengele gathered 14 pairs of twins and injected chloroform into their hearts. He then dissected and meticulously studied each inch of the bodies.