I started to add another additional step where after having snapped the head off the bolt you had to drill and use a Ezout to remove the rest of the bolt.

I remember my dad jumping on a 6ft+ cheater pipe to break some lugs, grown-ass man grinning like a little boy

torque has units of force times length so it would be inch pounds or foot pounds. failing to specify a length unit makes your statement make no sense.