The subject was a mental patient. I have always wondered how much "say" he had in being subject to this experiment. Apparently it was to induce random facial expressions.
I know those photos and have seen them before many times but I still think of them as dental not mental patients. Or maybe I'm just projecting based on my last root canal....it's hard to know....
I suppose to be fair, electricity was seen as something as a marvel in those days and lots of people thought it could cure loads of stuff and inject a bit of fizz into one's torpid body.
This particular experiment does strike me as being a tad mad scientist though.
Shockingly sensational! I've always been fascinated by those photos. So odd the way his facial features contort.
ReplyDeleteThe subject was a mental patient. I have always wondered how much "say" he had in being subject to this experiment. Apparently it was to induce random facial expressions.
ReplyDeleteI know those photos and have seen them before many times but I still think of them as dental not mental patients. Or maybe I'm just projecting based on my last root canal....it's hard to know....
ReplyDeleteI had a dentist like that. His hobby was restoring steam traction engines, or maybe it was the other way round.
ReplyDeleteI suppose to be fair, electricity was seen as something as a marvel in those days and lots of people thought it could cure loads of stuff and inject a bit of fizz into one's torpid body.
ReplyDeleteThis particular experiment does strike me as being a tad mad scientist though.