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Another strange thing about it is that dark colors like black or dark blue are near impossible to keep clean of dust and water marks.

I know - who'da thunk it? I had no idea they were ever that big. I also had no idea that ventilators were only developed in the early to mid-50's. I guess I thought they had been around for a lot longer.

They did this to stop sewer gases. After the traps dry out there is nothing to stop gas from coming into the building.

Most places would never bother to deal with it,

yep, looks like school is out for summer :~

Mouthpieces were inserted into the mouths of patients undergoing various forms of shock therapy to prevent the patient from damaging their tongues prior to the introduction of muscle relaxants.
At the birth of insulin coma shock therapy (and shock therapy in general, at that) it was believed that epilepsy and schizophrenia were mutually exclusive, thus justifying psychiatrists to induce seizures to alieviate symptoms of schizophrenia.

Trimmed and neat until you get next to the buildings.

What, nobody wants to get too close?? :-O

I think its because the chairs look exactly the same, giving the feeling of a long exposure shot where the chair moved its self.

maybe its just me?

Read the study "Sane in Insane Places" by David L. Rosenhan on diagnostic labeling and patient bias.
Visual halluncinations are the most common after auditory hallunctinations in severe schizophreniacs. Visual halluncinations can also be a result of psychosis and psychosis can be linked to anything from PTSD to depression.

Scott, MaDMaN, Amanda, Cyrus, and Bratty got it - it's an old ventilator (also called a respirator)!

http://www.shef.ac.uk/~a/museum/jefferson_ventilator.html

"Jefferson Ventilator

Originally designed in 1955 as an improvement of the Allbritten designed the previous year. A Classic bag in bottle ventilator, made by Air-Shields Inc in the USA. This one was bought in 1962 for cardio thoracic surgery."

Ah, the days of 386s...*sighs*

If they motion sensors are triggered, alarms are sounded (in most places).......

i love to see industrial type things when i explore. if u ask me nothing is more exciting. u can email me lynne if u wanna chat and see some of my xplorin pics.... MaDMaNmf@aol.com

if u look at the inside of the hand, it's actually a mold for one of those plaster skeletons.

Shermmii,
You are verbally intense. I am enjoying your comments.

ass. lol sorry