15 Reasons Why Life Was Worse Before Modern Technology! #8 OMG!

By Editorial Staff in Bizarre On 24th November 2014
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#1 A Nose Sharper

Pain is beauty, beauty is pain.

#2 This Amputation Saw That Looks Like Something Straight Out of Game of Thrones

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#3 An Old-school Surgical Saw.

Not enough anesthesia in the world.

#4 The Bullet Extractor

At this point I'd just rather leave it in there.

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#5 A Mouth Stretcher/Gagging Tool

One does not need much more description to get the point across of how insanely uncomfortable this sounds.

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#6 Blood-letting Device

Seems like a not-so-carefully veiled way to murder someone.

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#7 An Anti-masturbation Device

Nothing keeps your hands out of your pants like a giant bronze sheath, am I right?

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#8 Portable Respirator

This was most commonly used for patients with Polio.

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#9 A Civil War-era Venereal Disease Kit

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#10 A Domestic Enema Machine

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#11 Rector Dilators

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#12 A World War II-era Operating Chair

That looks disconcertingly like an electric chair. Yikes.

#13 The Ice-cube Mask

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#14 What Syringes Once Looked Like!

Tetnis shot? No thank you!

#15 The Vibra-finger Gum Massager

I'm sure this is the ONLY thing people used this particular item for their gums!