84 Comments Posted by ben

Iron Lungs!!

The ventilators in use today are much more sophisticated, but the old Iron Lungs are just classics for so many reasons. Those things were pretty neat, regardless how terrifying they might seem.

The purple tube looks like a Vacutainer tube. Since the place was shut down in 1991, they probably would have had those by then.

Actually, we still use flouroscopy in the hospital all the time. A major difference is that our modern flouroscopes tend to emit less radiation because you can use it for literally seconds at a time, instead of leaving it on.

That's an interesting blotch on the ceiling. Almost looks deliberate.

Looks like it could be some old glass IV bottles. Way back in the day, those things rocked.

Thank you for the pictures, they were all highly entertaining.

Probably a water purification system..the tank on the right looks scarily like modern tea-dispensers, though..!

It's a fume cupboard. When mixing chemicals that give off toxic gases, they are put behind the glass and an extractor fan is turned on, which extracts the toxic chemicals out through an exhaust in the roof. You can also use it for explosive experiments and such, too.

Me and a few friends went there and I found that this passageway with the vines was one fo the most amazing. It just seemed to have this natural element to it that just made me say "wow". I think your photo really captures it.