puffgeezer
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Message #174664 posted by puffgeezer (Info) May 04, 2008 00:36:10 ET
In Reply to: Re: plastic meat posted by higherminded (Info) May 03, 2008 23:07:33 ET
Took my 9 year old grandson to a Body World exhibition last month. He was completely absorbed and learned a lot, as did I. We've talked several times since about it. Part of the exhibit was a blown up version of the application of one of the people on display who wanted to donate their body. The guy's essay about why he wanted to do it was inspirational.
The plasticizing of the bodies removes any sense of blood and gore and it's similar to looking at the detailed drawings of bodies in an encyclopedia, only much better. Visitors are allowed complete access to most of the exhibits and you can examine them as closely as you want although touching is not allowed. The bodies (including animals such as a camel in the exhibition we saw) are artfully and elegantly posed in a wide variety of situations.
One notable exhibit showed the blood vessel system of a person with everything else removed. I have no idea how it was done, but seeing the intricacy and complexity of how blood is moved around the body was awe inspiring. I highly recommend the exhibition. Don't miss an opportunity to see it.
Puff
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