The Bizarre and Dangerous Beauty Trends of Ancient Times

Electrified

The minds behind the full-body defibrillator believed that one minute attached to this machine equaled "eight hours of hard exercise." This was wildly untrue, and it was also extremely dangerous. The electrical current that ran through the person's body was almost intense enough to stop someone's heart.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.