Clarification

Thanks to a charming documentary aired last night by the Discovery Channel, I think that I can parse this:

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House said Friday that Vice President Dick Cheney was not talking about a torture technique known as "water boarding" when he said dunking terrorism suspects in water during questioning was a "no-brainer."
|CNN via This Modern World|

You see, if your interrogation technique were to involve, say, attaching electrodes to the genitalia of the subject^[1], then it would behoove you to first dunk the subject in water for maximum conductivity. Simple.

Do I get a no-prize?
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1 Or is it 'object'?