This was actually created in 1965 by "inventors" George and Charlotte Blonsky. It was awarded patent no. 3,216,423.
Basically, it's a centrifugal delivery table. What you do is strap the woman, spin her around like you're a contestant on the Wheel of Fortune, and hope for the best. Doing this is supposed to help the baby emerge.
This raises a few questions. Where's the obstetrician supposed to sit? Is the dizziness supposed to distract the mother-to-be from her pains? And while the baby is flying out of the woman's uterus, how is one supposed to catch it?
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Sunday, April 01, 2007
Apparatus for Facilitating the Birth of a Child by Centrifugal Force
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Hahahaha ... I've seen this before in history texts, but your blog made me laugh so hard :)
This was probably drawn before the inventor got the sense to drill holes to stick a fishing net to the outside (from the pivot) of the woman's birth canal. It also does not show any weight to counterbalance the device so it doesn't fly apart.
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