11. A Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber
hyperbaric oxygen therapy? How should I know? Let me Google that for you. Ok, so apparently it’s when a patient is placed in a pressurized tube and breathes in pure oxygen. So what is that used to treat? One second. Ok, so you know the bends? When scuba divers get decompression sickness? A hyperbaric oxygen chamber helps solve that issue, by popping dodgy bubbles of air in your blood vessels whilst reducing the chance of any infections. In 1986 it was frontpage news when Michael Jackson was photographed sleeping in one of these chambers, hoping it would slow down the process of aging. You know what also slows down the process of aging? Carving a new face out of your old face. Anyway, Jackson denied these tabloid reports (even though the tabloids claimed that Jackson has given them the photo), and MJ eventually donated this glass box to a medical center, opting to sleep on a much more comfortable human bed instead.
10. Life Masks Of His Own Face
I have searched all around the internet, and yet I can’t seem to find any satisfying backstory which justifies these creepy life masks made in Jacko’s image, frozen in confusing poses as if experiencing intense pain or a particularly difficult constipation day. Naturally, when these items went up for auction, his true fans were less concerned about what purpose they served and were much more interested about the dotted line they could sign in order to take these faces home and stare at them and kiss them or whatever it was these types of people do. And at an estimated value of $415 – $600, these were some of the cheaper Jackson memorabilia on the market, perhaps because they looked like MJ’s ghost was perpetually screaming in your living room, and that wasn’t everyone’s idea of a fun Friday night.
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