Q-Tip
Cotton swab
2000
Museum Collection
Sigmund Freud argued that the “multiplication of the penis signifies castration.” He called this phenomenon the “Medusa Effect.” Freud would undoubtedly have discovered a connection between the Medusa Effect and the taboo against Q-tips, religiously observed by many people. These people believe it’s dangerous to put anything in your ear that is smaller than your elbow.
