20090805 - Ripley's Believe It Or Not! museum - torture - gibbet - not as festive as Jibbitz - (by Ryan S) - 3795498726_5f49f90920_o
Not nearly as festive as Jibbitz, the gibbet was an execution device of sorts.
I couldn't make the sign any more readable, but it says: ""In the Middle Ages, criminals were locked into body cages called gibbets, hung from the sides of castles and left to die. Exposed to the elements and picked at by birds, the prisoner wouldn't last too long -- but the skeletal remains were often left on display for weeks in order to warn others of the fate of criminals."
Brutal justice indeed.
execution, torture.
cage, gibbet.
Ripley's Believe It Or Not!, museum, Ocean City, Maryland.
August 5, 2009.
Pic by Ryan Somma.
Originally posted at flickr.com/photo.gne?id=3795498726
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BACKSTORY: Ripley's Believe It Or Not! museums kick ass! Definitely worth the ~$13 admission. We spent several hours looking at things and photographing. And no two museums are alike -- I've been to at least 2, possibly 3. Sure, they may have some of the same wall prints and statues, but the actual items are often one-of-a-kind. Find the museum nearest to you with their official museum locator app.
Also, note that I did not repost every one of Vicky & Ryan's pictures. You might want to click through and check out some of their other pictures from the museum as well!
20090805 - Ripley's Believe It Or Not! museum - torture - gibbet - not as festive as Jibbitz - (by Ryan S) - 3795498726_5f49f90920_o
Not nearly as festive as Jibbitz, the gibbet was an execution device of sorts.
I couldn't make the sign any more readable, but it says: ""In the Middle Ages, criminals were locked into body cages called gibbets, hung from the sides of castles and left to die. Exposed to the elements and picked at by birds, the prisoner wouldn't last too long -- but the skeletal remains were often left on display for weeks in order to warn others of the fate of criminals."
Brutal justice indeed.
execution, torture.
cage, gibbet.
Ripley's Believe It Or Not!, museum, Ocean City, Maryland.
August 5, 2009.
Pic by Ryan Somma.
Originally posted at flickr.com/photo.gne?id=3795498726
... Read my blog at ClintJCL.wordpress.com
... Read Ryan's blog at www.ideonexus.com/
... View Ryan's photos at www.flickr.com/photos/ideonexus/
BACKSTORY: Ripley's Believe It Or Not! museums kick ass! Definitely worth the ~$13 admission. We spent several hours looking at things and photographing. And no two museums are alike -- I've been to at least 2, possibly 3. Sure, they may have some of the same wall prints and statues, but the actual items are often one-of-a-kind. Find the museum nearest to you with their official museum locator app.
Also, note that I did not repost every one of Vicky & Ryan's pictures. You might want to click through and check out some of their other pictures from the museum as well!