Body Worlds

[HUGECOOL]

I went to a museum yesterday and saw this amazing exhibit called Body Worlds. O_O

It's basically an exhibition of real human bodies with the insides exposed. A process called plastination developed by Gunther von Hagens is used on the bodies to preserve it.

The most interesting one I saw was an 8-month pregnant lady lying on her side. Lots of people were looking at that one. You can actually see the fetus inside. :0 There was also a whole family made entirely of their blood vessels.

Anyway, here are some pictures of the exhibit. They're not mine though- I wasn't planning on going to the museum so I didn't take a camera. x.x

The Thinker (http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/3053/thethinkerlz9.jpg)

Man's Face (http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/5387/bodyworlds2uk8.jpg)

Pregnant woman (http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/2241/bodyworldspregwomanjq4.jpg)

Blood Vessel Family (http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/2171/2264820b4887b41beve0.jpg)

Spinal Cord (http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/7263/226334776ce638863qu3.jpg)

And I found this video on the exhibit in another city so you can get a better idea of what it is. Video Link (http://www.smm.org/bodyworlds/video/index.php?size=large)

Ever seen/heard of this exhibit?

[cocaine]

They look scary :(

[Glory]

That's sick.

[Clarissaa]

that looks kinda nasty. ];

[HUGECOOL]

haha yeah. It was kind of strange at first. But in the end, that's what we're made of so it was kinda cool looking at them. :p

[cocaine]

the blood vessal ones really do make me feel sick

[:dallsgreen]

I saw that in Toronto a few months ago, like February I think, it was awesome, really interesting display, did you see the camel? it's huge.

[hellogoodbye]

woah. thats pretty amazing.

the pregnant women ones weird.

[Herman]

Pretty cool, although they're abit disgusting and scary.

[kasi]

that's really gross...

[:dallsgreen]

It's really not that gross up close, it's just cool to look at.

[jordybumz!]

ew they're weird.

[Nixt]

They look cool lol!
Was I the only one to think the pregnant woman's breasts looked like eggs :s

[-Soph-]

Thats quite intresting!