Vanitas vanitatum omnia vanitas

Thanks to Warren Ellis' blog for this: A dozen bizarre devices from medicine's dark past

The above piece is a wax vanitas, a sculpture created just to remind you that you're going to die one day, probably soon, so don't forget to get ready for that. Oh, and bugs will eat your face. So... er, have a nice day, eh?

Also be sure to check out the anti-masturbation devices and the fan made from a human stomach.