3,698 Comments Posted by Motts

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Yes it's mostly red spray paint or fake blood used in a photo or movie shoot.

The average human has around a gallon of blood in the body, so yes a good amount will come out when you start cutting. It will travel down the channels and into the pipe for disposal.

The "pillow" in the old photo is probably a body block - used under the neck to prop the head up or under the small of the back to position the body for easier access to the torso.
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Usually only in inner-city places with easy access to get inside the building; this particular hospital had a bit of an aggressive security force, so it wasn't a viable home for anyone.
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Although the hospital officially closed in 2003, this area was abandoned in the 1970s.
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The words are used a bit differently in the United States. Morgues are usually located in hospitals with refrigeration units and sometimes an autopsy table, while mortuaries are the rooms at funeral homes where bodies are embalmed and prepared for the family.
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Nothing too bad so far, just an angry vulture or two defending a nest inside a building.
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Thanks, hopefully one day!
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I'm not entirely sure which building was the original mansion on the estate; it might have been used as a residence for the superintendent. I believe the current "main building" at the hospital is the Hubner Psychopathic Building, built after the establishment of the hospital.
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Thanks! I think they only way I could even attempt to make some kind of money out of this would be to appear on TV hunting ghosts or hyping up the "urbex" thrill factor, which isn't really my style, and those offers are turned down.

I've only explored one place in Canada at the moment, but I hope to get over there more at some point.
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Can't tell, they're pretty far gone.
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I'm sure they came out of an adjacent room as they are so clean. I think they were painted reproductions printed on heavy card stock.
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Yes, there were helmets left behind.
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I would guess to prevent biting, spitting, or self-inflicted damage to the face by compulsive scratching etc.
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Just a plain old desk. These pedals are about the size of an adult hand.
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No, there was no date on the canister.
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Larry and Toot - yes, everything in these "industrial parks" seemed like an American lawyer's dream or nightmare depending on the point of view. I'm just confused about where the boundary of personal responsibility is - for example, many people get injured or die while rock climbing. No waivers are signed, you just put yourself at risk on the mountain... not sure how or why that would be so different at a preserved industrial ruin. Perhaps I just don't know enough about law.

HV Rob - very cool, I didn't know Sloss was preserved - it looks like a great example. I will try to check it out next time I'm around Birmingham. http://www.slossfurnaces.com/

evilavatar - I agree with the red tape problem, but disagree about the want to eliminate WWII stigma. I believe that was done by eradicating all traces of Nazi symbolism (artwork, statues, bunkers, etc).