We all went to see the Body Worlds 2 exhibit in San Jose last week.
It was absolutely fantastic!
A couple of years ago Carol and her brother Ken went to the Body Worlds 1 exhibit in Los Angeles and even since then she has been eager to share the experience with Michael, Nancy and Nicole.
It is such a fascinating exhibit, very educational.
They are real human bodies that have been plastinated....which is a process much the same as when a piece of wood becomes petrified, each molecule of the wood transforming into, or actually being replaced by stone - yet retaining it's original appearance. This is done to these bodies with plastic. The bodies are transformed at a molecular level. The organic cells are replaced by plastic and the bodies retain their original colors and forms. And due to the nature of the plastic they are able to pose the bodies any way they want, which enhaces the learning process.
We saw the human body from every angle possible. We even saw different organs of the body at different stages of health. For example, there was a set of lungs that were healthy, another set that was filled with tar from smoking, and yet another set that was blackened by coal mining (black lung).
It is an experience not to be missed.
We all recommend it highly for everyone, especially for students who might have biology classes. You can learn so much about yourself.
Check the website out.
http://www.bodyworlds.com/en.html
If the tour comes anywhere near you, be sure to get there.
2 comments:
We had something similar here at one of the museums, but I never got to it. You can see one of the exhibits in Casino Royale at the poker game.
kinda freaks me out, but in a cool way?
I remember when you went before, and I've wanted to see it ever since! Hopefully I'll get a chance...Meanwhile, I'll just keep living my life vicariously through you guys and your postings! (and now I can finally comment, with my new GMail account!)
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