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  How Science has advanced since the Victorian Era...

  by ziddina in

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  buttonhooks, steam-run horseless carriages, corsets, steamships, gaslight streetlights, wax candles..... these things were considered the 'latest' in "modern conveniences" during the victorian era.. the victorian era also ushered in some exciting new scientific discoveries and inventions - uranium, x-rays, electric telegraphs, bicycles, and a good part of the industrial revolution.. of course, nowadays we wouldn't dream of using buttonhooks to 'button up' our shoes, nor would we even consider having a steam-powered "horseless carriage" in our garage.. we wouldn't allow a dentist to work on us using 19th-century tools or techniques, nor would we trust a psychologist who insisted on using "phrenology" to determine why we have mood swings or depressions....

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  Oh no, Mamochan! I'm so sorry to hear about your daughter :( I hope she heals up soon!
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  Who did jesus look like, his mom or his dad?

  by Honeybucket in

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  if jesus was immaculate, what would his dna and alleles look like?

  would he be the spitting image of mary?.

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  I licked this thread. Now it is mine, all mine!

  

  *Relevant comment: Jesus did not look like a Siberian Husky. ^^^
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  How Science has advanced since the Victorian Era...

  by ziddina in

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  buttonhooks, steam-run horseless carriages, corsets, steamships, gaslight streetlights, wax candles..... these things were considered the 'latest' in "modern conveniences" during the victorian era.. the victorian era also ushered in some exciting new scientific discoveries and inventions - uranium, x-rays, electric telegraphs, bicycles, and a good part of the industrial revolution.. of course, nowadays we wouldn't dream of using buttonhooks to 'button up' our shoes, nor would we even consider having a steam-powered "horseless carriage" in our garage.. we wouldn't allow a dentist to work on us using 19th-century tools or techniques, nor would we trust a psychologist who insisted on using "phrenology" to determine why we have mood swings or depressions....

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  And all power to 'em. But if I was dying, and maggots were the only cure, they'd have to either sedate me and do it without telling me, or I'd have to start figuring out who to leave all of my stuff to in my will. Because I swear, I would have a heart attack once they brought in the bowl of maggots.
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  How Science has advanced since the Victorian Era...

  by ziddina in

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  buttonhooks, steam-run horseless carriages, corsets, steamships, gaslight streetlights, wax candles..... these things were considered the 'latest' in "modern conveniences" during the victorian era.. the victorian era also ushered in some exciting new scientific discoveries and inventions - uranium, x-rays, electric telegraphs, bicycles, and a good part of the industrial revolution.. of course, nowadays we wouldn't dream of using buttonhooks to 'button up' our shoes, nor would we even consider having a steam-powered "horseless carriage" in our garage.. we wouldn't allow a dentist to work on us using 19th-century tools or techniques, nor would we trust a psychologist who insisted on using "phrenology" to determine why we have mood swings or depressions....

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  Maggots. Ah, no. I draw the line. Maggots seriously induce vomiting in me. I cannot even. Just. No.
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  How Science has advanced since the Victorian Era...

  by ziddina in

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  buttonhooks, steam-run horseless carriages, corsets, steamships, gaslight streetlights, wax candles..... these things were considered the 'latest' in "modern conveniences" during the victorian era.. the victorian era also ushered in some exciting new scientific discoveries and inventions - uranium, x-rays, electric telegraphs, bicycles, and a good part of the industrial revolution.. of course, nowadays we wouldn't dream of using buttonhooks to 'button up' our shoes, nor would we even consider having a steam-powered "horseless carriage" in our garage.. we wouldn't allow a dentist to work on us using 19th-century tools or techniques, nor would we trust a psychologist who insisted on using "phrenology" to determine why we have mood swings or depressions....

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  Aw, Zid, it's OK. Another thread devolved when the OP started saying mean things about a total stranger (me) and my response basically amounted to, "This is a science thread, and you are being mean-spirited and personal". So since I guess defending oneself in an incredibly mild manner is now considered "responding with a personal attack", threads were locked, and now this thread is the best game in town for discussing dinos, past mistakes in science, and the scientific process. What say we give it another go? *hug*

  I'll start: The leeches thing. Back then, they were used for freakin' EVERYTHING.

  http://virtualvictorian.blogspot.com/2011/07/leeches-and-bloodletting-in-victorian.html

  It was like, "Oh, you have a headache? Leech! Nymphomania? BRING ME A WHOLE EFFING BOWL OF LEECHES!!!"

  And then they were surprised when their patient, uh, died. Or got weaker from loss of blood. As Mamochan pointed out though, the article says:

  " Today, leeches are still employed in surgical cases where skin grafts are used and there is a need for restoring the flow of blood ."

  BBC has an article about their modern use, too:

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3858087.stm

  Though, as it points out, a major drawback is that leeches are TERRIFYING.
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  I did NOT survive 12-21-2012. If you did NOT survive. Please check in here.

  by FlyingHighNow in

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  please tell me i am not the only person who did not survive yesterday..

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  How Science has advanced since the Victorian Era...

  by ziddina in

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  buttonhooks, steam-run horseless carriages, corsets, steamships, gaslight streetlights, wax candles..... these things were considered the 'latest' in "modern conveniences" during the victorian era.. the victorian era also ushered in some exciting new scientific discoveries and inventions - uranium, x-rays, electric telegraphs, bicycles, and a good part of the industrial revolution.. of course, nowadays we wouldn't dream of using buttonhooks to 'button up' our shoes, nor would we even consider having a steam-powered "horseless carriage" in our garage.. we wouldn't allow a dentist to work on us using 19th-century tools or techniques, nor would we trust a psychologist who insisted on using "phrenology" to determine why we have mood swings or depressions....

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  Thanks for the links, Zid! I'm fascinated by the Victorian era! (I love the aesthetic, though I wouldn't have wanted to live during a time so ignorant of basic medicine/technology!) But man, offer me a corset and a bustle, and I'm so there!
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  How Science has advanced since the Victorian Era...

  by ziddina in

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  buttonhooks, steam-run horseless carriages, corsets, steamships, gaslight streetlights, wax candles..... these things were considered the 'latest' in "modern conveniences" during the victorian era.. the victorian era also ushered in some exciting new scientific discoveries and inventions - uranium, x-rays, electric telegraphs, bicycles, and a good part of the industrial revolution.. of course, nowadays we wouldn't dream of using buttonhooks to 'button up' our shoes, nor would we even consider having a steam-powered "horseless carriage" in our garage.. we wouldn't allow a dentist to work on us using 19th-century tools or techniques, nor would we trust a psychologist who insisted on using "phrenology" to determine why we have mood swings or depressions....

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  Yup, but that's not how they were used back then, Mamochan!
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  How Science has advanced since the Victorian Era...

  by ziddina in

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  buttonhooks, steam-run horseless carriages, corsets, steamships, gaslight streetlights, wax candles..... these things were considered the 'latest' in "modern conveniences" during the victorian era.. the victorian era also ushered in some exciting new scientific discoveries and inventions - uranium, x-rays, electric telegraphs, bicycles, and a good part of the industrial revolution.. of course, nowadays we wouldn't dream of using buttonhooks to 'button up' our shoes, nor would we even consider having a steam-powered "horseless carriage" in our garage.. we wouldn't allow a dentist to work on us using 19th-century tools or techniques, nor would we trust a psychologist who insisted on using "phrenology" to determine why we have mood swings or depressions....

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  And WebMD. The refuge of hypochondriacs everywhere!
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  How Science has advanced since the Victorian Era...

  by ziddina in

  1. social
  2. current

  buttonhooks, steam-run horseless carriages, corsets, steamships, gaslight streetlights, wax candles..... these things were considered the 'latest' in "modern conveniences" during the victorian era.. the victorian era also ushered in some exciting new scientific discoveries and inventions - uranium, x-rays, electric telegraphs, bicycles, and a good part of the industrial revolution.. of course, nowadays we wouldn't dream of using buttonhooks to 'button up' our shoes, nor would we even consider having a steam-powered "horseless carriage" in our garage.. we wouldn't allow a dentist to work on us using 19th-century tools or techniques, nor would we trust a psychologist who insisted on using "phrenology" to determine why we have mood swings or depressions....

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  Don't forget leeches!

  Palm, I would totally love an antique phrenology head. I collect a lot of those old medical/biology oddities and ephemera...pull-down charts of the muscular system, etc.