Bedlam? You don't have to be mad to work in the arts, but it helps

One of the more barbaric methods of treating the mentally ill at the real Bethlem Hospital was to spin them around at high speed in the hope of shaking them back to their senses. This specially designed swing can be sat in by visitors, but you need a friend to swing you round. The Independent online tried it and promptly banged into a wall with disorientation.

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