we went to the body worlds exhibit at the california science center down at usc today, which was pretty fantastic. it’s an in-depth examination of the body and all its systems, which sounds pretty standard fare, except for the fact that they’re using real dead bodies which have been preserved and sliced up for your viewing pleasure using the technique of plastination, which basically turns various parts of the body to solid plastic. so you get someone’s entire circulatory system and nothing else, for example.
the craziest parts were where they had entire bodies posed with their muscles still attached but splayed out in different ways, as if your muscles had exploded off your body and were trying to furiously escape. oh, and maybe if you had been cut in half as well.
go see this exhibit! it requires a trip to los angeles, but you can maybe visit hmc as well. it’ll be there through january, but it it’s the only stop on the west coast so it’s not like you have much of a choice.
plus, after you’re done, you can go watch the horror movie version as well: anatomy starring franka potente!
Posted at October 17, 2004 8:44 PMthink i’ll pass on this one.
i only like looking at fake dead people.
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