1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auAttila Nagyhttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/attilanagy-usa/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="3H2SuP9GEI"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2014/04/22-strange-medical-instruments-from-the-past-that-make-you-shudder/">22 Strange Medical Instruments From The Past That Make You Shudder</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2014/04/22-strange-medical-instruments-from-the-past-that-make-you-shudder/embed/#?secret=3H2SuP9GEI" width="600" height="338" title="“22 Strange Medical Instruments From The Past That Make You Shudder” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="3H2SuP9GEI" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/03/xsiynxukbiukdmupfvej.jpg?quality=751280580In the history of medicine, machines became crucial parts of the diagnostic and treatment process in the first half of the 20th century. Scientists and doctors experimented with some really strange devices, and they developed a lot of creepy-looking health equipment — at least some of which seems almost horrific, seen through the eyes of […]