#galvanisation

[bletheringskite]

The Galvanisation of Matthew Clydesdale

On the 1st of September, 1818, Matthew Clydesdale, a weaver from the Airdrie area, was brought into Glasgow under arrest, charged with murdering a 70 year old man in a drunken rage. On the 3rd of October, Clydesdale was brought to trial, found guilty, and sentenced to be hung and anatomised - that is, after execution his body was to be handed over to the anatomists for their use.

This, however, was not to be a typical grisly chop-em-up affair, for one of the major scientific interests at the time was ‘galvanisation’: the animation of dead bodies by means of electric currents. (It was experiments in this area, such as the one in 1803 in London, on human subjects, which partly inspired Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein, published March 1818).

Both Jeffray and Ure were quite deliberately intent on the restoration of life.

Appropriate dissections exposed the various sites selected for electrical stimulation. No bleeding occurred, proving that Clydesdale was dead. Application of the connecting rods to the heel and the spinal cord at the level of the atlas caused such violent extension of the bent knee “as nearly to overturn one of the assistants”.

Next, in an attempt to restore breathing, the rods were connected to the left phrenic nerve and the diaphragm, “The success of it was truly wonderful. Full, nay, laborious breathing instantly commenced. The chest heaved and fell; the belly was protruded and again collapsed, with the retiring and collapsing diaphragm”. The process continued so long as intermittent electrical stimulation was applied.

Perhaps the most dramatic events occurred when the current was applied to the supraorbital nerve and heel. By varying the voltage, “most horrible grimaces were exhibited .... Rage, horror, despair, anguish and ghastly smiles united their hideous expression in the murderer's face, surpassing far the wildest representations of a Fuseli or a Kean.   — At this period several spectators were forced to leave the apartment from terror or sickness, and one gentleman fainted.”

[minimavisibilia]

Hayley Tompkins Lookalike XXXVIII 2016 Galvanised metal tray, cloth tags, acrylic paint, permanent marker, photograph 77 x 119 x 2 cm

[langernameohnebedeutung]

I think one of my favourite aspects of the classics is that they will almost inevitably contain:

One remark about "old women's silly superstitions"/"old women talk" when someone says something folklore-y

in total about ten pages of a man explaining the insane pseudo-scientific or downright nonsense theories of the time as hard, well-established and well-researchéd fact

[rickybaby]

The Ricciardo factor applies

[riftclaw]

Passing Through

Sege reminded me that it was Galvanise's first anniversary of creation on the 15th, and I'm late, but I still wanted to doodle something. Where are they going on an empty train, I wonder?

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[jaellimelon]

kids don’t even walk the plank when they play pirates anymore they be walkin the eco friendly wood veneer😭😭😭

[gothdum]

JJK CHARACTERS AS LITTLE JOHN HOME DESIGN STUFF!

SATORU GOJO as GALVANISED SQUARE STEEL

SUGURU GETO as ECO FRIENDLY WOOD VENEERS

SHOKO IEIRI as EXPANSION SCREWS FROM AUNT

guys pls tell me I’m not crazy and even your tiktok fyp is filled with these kind of vids.

[tiredsoundsofagnes]

someone pray for little john and his galvanised steel…

[gingerly-writing]

Prompt #3294

"That's the problem with you heroes. Always an inconvenience; never a threat."

"Oh yeah?" the hero wheezed between blood-splattered lips, "how's this for an inconvenience?"

They pushed the button.

[the-sadcowboy]

Most romantic message I’ve ever received I fear

[peacefulandtranquil]

she galvanise my steel till i’m square

[tosteur-gluteal]

Liam le roi du mètre CARRÉ 👑◻️ AVEC SON ACIER GAL-VA-NI-SÉ 💥🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥

Sa tante 🧏‍♀️ l'a bien équipé 🗿💪💪 les vis d'extension 🔩🔥🔥🔥

...I miss my husband, Tails.

[tetedurfarm]

i said i spent time buttoning up the buck pen before bringing the boys home but what i didn't account for is beetle being smaller than i thought. so i have spent all day Doing Fence and my poor, poor fingers are peeling something fierce

[monarchyellow87]

After illegally expanding my 10^-100 mm² apartment using galvanized square steel to fit my 1 quintillion kids, I took this picture

Just tried this for perspective drawing practice goodbye have a nice day

[riftclaw]

Galvanise Ref 2024

Updated/refined ref for Galv; his ears being different in sonic and anthro was annoying me lol. He has also been granted proper mongoose eyes for real.

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