Museums are competing online over who has the creepiest exhibit

As worldwide lockdowns continue to keep us at home (and safe), so many of us are truly discovering what real boredom truly is.

From TikTok challenges to Zoom family quizzes to recording every single one of your workouts for Instagram, I think the novelty of all of this is starting to wear thin.

Fortunately, a friendly competition has started online, which I'm sure is guaranteed to pique your interest and raise a few eyebrows.

Since the global pandemic resulted in the closure of museums all over the world, the Yorkshire Museum in England has come up with an incredible way to allow the public to see and learn about some of the most interesting artifacts the planet has to offer.

They launched their weekly #curatorbattle on social media, challenging other museums to showcase their objects related to a particular theme. This week was the battle of the #CreepiestObject - and things got weird... fast.

As each museum attempted to out-creep each other, each exhibit just got weirder and weirder. Take a look for yourselves:

1. Yorkshire Museum: "We're kicking things off with this 3rd/4th century hair bun from the burial of a #Roman lady, still with the jet pins in place..."

2. National Museums Scotland: "We have a little more information about this one: The posterior half was formed from a Pacific wrasse, & the head/thorax were sculpted, with fish jaw inserted in the mouth."

3. Deutsches Historisches Museum: "Here is the one we just can't hide from you, one of our many creepy gems – our Plague Mask (1650/1750)!"

4. Ripleys: "We’re way a-head of you with the severed noggin of Peter Kurten, real-life #Vampire of Dusseldorf!"

5. Prince Edward Island Museum: "Just a CURSED CHILDREN’S TOY that we found inside the walls of a 155-year-old mansion."

6. National Army Museum London: "Frost bitten fingertips anyone?"

7. Raahe Museum in Finland: "Can I offer up the 18th century diving suit?"

8. Red Lake Regional Heritage Centre: "Allow me to present creepy kids costumes"

9. York Art Gallery: "GUYS we know we have already won. This severed lower leg by Kerry Jameson has sprouted its own legs and a rather beastly head."

10. The Toy Museum of Penshurst Place: "We present the Drinking Bear. Feed it a 2 pence piece and it'll pretend to drink from its cup as it stares into your soul."

After seeing these, something tells me I'm still not ready for the real world...