In 1888, one man patented a machine for vending “healthy” electric shocks

[Thevet]

http://arstechnica.com/science/2014/10/a-look-at-the-1888-patent-for-an-electric-shock-vending-machine

[jfb]

It's a crying shame that the Museum Of Questionable Medical Devices [1] closed; it was one of my favorite places to take friends visiting when I lived in Minneapolis. You could sit in THE ORIGINAL ORGONE ACCUMULATOR! You could get your head measured by an AUTOMATIC PHRENOLOGY MACHINE! You could marvel at the things RADIO-ACTIVE and ELECTRIC that were invariably fitted to be inserted in the anus!

[1] http://www.museumofquackery.com/welcome.htm

[a3n → jfb]

> You could marvel at the things RADIO-ACTIVE and ELECTRIC that were invariably fitted to be inserted in the anus!

Clearly alien technology.

[Quai]

It might seem far-fetch, but Electroconvulsive therapy[1] are still used to treat severe depression even today.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electroconvulsive_therapy

[SoftwareMaven]

There are people today who believe many health problems are the result of too many electrons in the body (so go walk around barefoot outside for a while to ground them out). This could have renewed interest today!