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The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020)

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The U.S. in a gif series.

Pls keep reblogging this till this become a classic tumblr post , because it needs to be

“Filth”

During the Bubonic Plague, doctors wore these bird-like masks to avoid becoming sick. They would fill the beaks with spices and rose petals, so they wouldn’t have to smell the rotting bodies. 

A theory during the Bubonic Plague was that the plague was caused by evil spirits. To scare the spirits away, the masks were intentionally designed to be creepy. 

Mission fucking accomplished

Okay so I love this but it doesn’t cover the half of why the design is awesome and actually borders on making sense.

It wasn’t just that they didn’t want to smell the infected and dead, they thought it was crucial to protecting themselves. They had no way of knowing about what actually caused the plague, and so one of the other theories was that the smell of the infected all by itself was evil and could transmit the plague. So not only would they fill their masks with aromatic herbs and flowers, they would also burn fires in public areas, so that the smell of the smoke would “clear the air”. This all related to the miasma theory of contagion, which was one of the major theories out there until the 19th century. And it makes sense, in a way. Plague victims smelled awful, and there’s a general correlation between horrible septic smells and getting horribly sick if you’re around what causes them for too long.

You can see now that we’ve got two different theories as to what caused the plague that were worked into the design. That’s because the whole thing was an attempt by the doctors to cover as many bases as they could think of, and we’re still not done.

The glass eyepieces. They were either darkened or red, not something you generally want to have to contend with when examining patients. But the plague might be spread by eye contact via the evil eye, so best to ward that off too.

The illustration shows a doctor holding a stick. This was an examination tool, that helped the doctors keep some distance between themselves and the infected. They already had gloves on, but the extra level of separation was apparently deemed necessary. You could even take a pulse with it. Or keep people the fuck away from you, which was apparently a documented use.

Finally, the robe. It’s not just to look fancy, the cloth was waxed, as were all of the rest of their clothes. What’s one of the properties of wax? Water-based fluids aren’t absorbed by it. This was the closest you could get to a sterile, fully protecting garment back then. Because at least one person along the line was smart enough to think “Gee, I’d really rather not have the stuff coming out of those weeping sores anywhere on my person”.

So between all of these there’s a real sense that a lot of real thought was put into making sure the doctors were protected, even if they couldn’t exactly be sure from what. They worked with what information they had. And frankly, it’s a great design given what was available! You limit exposure to aspirated liquids, limit exposure to contaminated liquids already present, you limit contact with the infected. [Removed a non-fact from here. See note at the bottom!]

Beyond that, there were contracts the doctors would sign before they even got near a patient. They were to be under quarantine themselves, they wouldn’t treat patients without a custodian monitoring them and helping when something had to be physically contacted, and they would not treat non-plague patients for the duration. There was an actual system in place by the time the plague doctors really became a thing to make sure they didn’t infect anyone either.

These guys were the product of the scientific process at work, and the scientific process made a bitchin’ proto-hazmat suit. And containment protocols!

EDIT: I don’t know whether this will show up on anyone else’s posts, but I did get one thing wrong that I’d like to correct. There’s been a commentary and more facts added here! Check it out! We’ve now got wandering hordes of Germans whipping themselves! (No seriously this is a thing that happened)

As an update, they’ve moved into a house together and are still super cute

Gundam Guy is truly a man of patience and diligence. From his attention to detail building his models to the loving attention and detail for his wife.

how did you think it would make me feel?/ polyester tights

ran out of thread ¾ of the way through but let’s pretend i was being artsy

When they tell his story

It's a warning

Of wanting to much

Of trying too hard

Of flying too high

They forget that Icarus was a bird

Long before he donned his wings

An eagle, clipped, and caged,

Not a canary, idly singing.

When they tell his story

It's a caution

Against the arrogant wishes

Of youth drawn in

And blinded by the sun

What did they know of the lure

Of stone-framed skies

Or the patient drip of wax

On scavaenged feathers

--

When they tell his story

For years to come

It will be about the danger

Of flying to close to the sun

--

And not the bitter longing

For sunny warmth

For salt soaked wind

And a swatch of empty sky

--

They'll say "don't be like Icarus"

Who heeded not his fathers words

Who pushed his luck

Who lost it all

--

But me, I'd rather taste the

Sweet blue summer skies

And soar blinking into the sun

Than live on stale offerings of stone

Tucked safely away for eternity

--

And those of us who walk

With our our eyes turned ever upwards

Know that Icarus was merely a benchmark

Each day we soar a little higher

- On Icarus (Every Day is a Hustle)

The poem is ‘Icarus Hypothesis Love’ by the wonderful @flightlesskiwi

Yeah, the angels are pretty… but you better not get too close

wow can’t believe jupiter is actually trans <3

It is impossible not to admire Alycia deeply for all the contrasting emotions we see at Lexa..

Look at the timid nervous vulnerable Lexa in the first gif and the fearless attacker and defiant Lexa in the second gif..

And then, with the kiss of Clarke, look at Lexa who has lowered all her shields, and Lexa who comes to sit on her throne with a steel authority in the face of 12 clans..

What an extreme character interpretation..

We were able to watch her for a very short time, but she still clearly reflected all kinds of emotions..

It is an amazing balance.. This is to live every emotion duly..This is pure natural wisdom..

Lexa is a completely different and special character..

There will not be another like her..