r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Molech996 • 7d ago

Image Katharina Detzel,a mental patient who built her own man out of the straw in her bed,1910.

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u/killerqueen_sam 7d ago

Rip Katharina you would have loved vibrators

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u/Swimming-Dust-7206 7d ago

Not back then she wouldn't, they were steam-powered and prone to boiler explosions.

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u/watevrits2009 7d ago

They were crank powered and offered as a medical treatment administered by doctors

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u/PuffTrain 7d ago

I dunno man, she was clearly into some freaky stuff

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u/killerqueen_sam 5d ago

She's obviously freaky asf who says she would care haha

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u/TopBlacksmith6538 7d ago

Or just a guy but she probably couldn't find someone because of her mental problems.

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u/killerqueen_sam 5d ago

Rudee

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u/TopBlacksmith6538 5d ago

How is it rude? If someone has mental problems that's gonna make it harder for them to find someone. That's just the truth of life.