We really went to go see the Body Worlds exhibit. Honestly I was very apprehensive. I have been fascinated by this exhibit ever since I heard about it, but I've always been too scared to go to one. I don't like gross stuff. I once had to walk past the anatomy lab on BYU campus and I was terrified that I'd accidentally see something I didn't want to see. But Daniel wanted to go and my curiosity got the better of me.
I must say that it wasn't that bad. The plastination process they use really does make the organic material look plastic - so that's what I kept telling myself throughout the whole thing - "it's just plastic." I'll admit that at certian points it was harder to convince myself of that fact so I just hurried on by to the next section. I am glad we went. My advice to those of you who are curious but scared: Go. Just tell yourself it is plastic. And you can choose what you want to look at what you want to just cruise on by.
2 comments:
I've heard a lot about Bodyworlds and I'd be very interested in seeing it. I read this awesome book, Stiff by Mary Roach. If you aren't too squimish, it's about cadavers and the many ways in which they can further science.
I'm not sure if Bodyworlds does that, but there are lots of other things. Fascinating options!
Arghh! I'm so sad that Matthew and I missed it when it was in SLC!
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