Antique mermaid-making methods revealed!

For those of you who are interested in the Feejee Mermaid and such critters, be aware that scientists at St George's University and Horniman Museum in London have "inflicted" a battery of tests and scans on a few hundred years old antique japanese "mermaid". The results of this investigation is seen in a short & sweet video, with explanations of the methods use by these craftsmen of old.

See the video here

Easy, drugless hallucinations! yay!

These are a series of easy ways to experiment basic hallucinations. I'll try a couple of these in the next days to see how it works out!

via cracked

Cogitz - Incorruptible Corpses

While the preserved remains of mummies are generally found in states of rigor mortis-like petrifaction, incorruptible corpses are pretty pliable. Their skin is supple, even years after their deaths. They appear, for all intents and purposes, to be sleeping or only recently dead. What’s more, these corpses don’t show signs of having been embalmed

This is a quote from a fascinating article about incorruptible corpses, or bodies of religious figures apparently preserved by godly intervention. This article, published on Cogitz.com, is very interesting and presents quite a few pictures and videos about such bodies.

I'd suggest taking a look at the other articles on the website if you have time, they all present weird and macabre stories, which are sure to delight the gothic and the curious.