Body Worlds

[Cheese]

An exhibit at the Ontario Science Centre....plastinate a donated human body so we can all see the real thing...organs and all.

IF this makes it thru to Calgary check it out.

Body Worlds 2

Plastination makes it possible to preserve an entire body or individual tissues and organs that have been removed from the body of the deceased. Decomposition is halted by removing water and fats from the tissues and replacing these with polymers.

[AaronSJ]

Well worth seeing if you're in the GTA in the next few weeks or if you happen to get a chance somewhere else...

I thought it was tastefully done and very informative. This is how biology should be taught...

[FireFly]

Ew. I prefer pictures in a textbook, although it would probably assist medical students.

[Muta]

This exhibit won't make it into Calgary at any time. It's booked solid right for the next decade, for the most part.

If anyone has a chance to see it at the OSC, do it.

[Flames_Gimp]

I've been wanting to see this exhibit for years!

[Flames_Gimp]

http://www.koerperwelten.de/en/pages...usstellung.asp

hmmm doesn't look like it is coming to Calgary, but I might have to take a trip to Colorado or Minnesota to check it out.

[calf]

I saw this when I was in TO a couple of weeks ago. Very, very cool exhibit. I thought it was more art than science, but facinating none the less to see how intricate the human body is.

Managed to get one picture before they yelled at me: (potentially disturbing)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...f/IMGP0751.jpg

[Flames_Gimp]

this pic is ****ed up... skinned body holding up his skin-suit lol

[Flames_Gimp]

Originally Posted by fotze

That Sir IS ****ED RIGHT UP!!!

What is with the dick and balls?

And it's (ock and balls!

[calf]

Originally Posted by fotze

That Sir IS ****ED RIGHT UP!!!

What is with the dick and balls?

yea - the entire exhibit is really ****ed up. like, some of the people are cut lengthwise all the way across, on profile so you can see the difference between a fat guy and a skinny guy, etc...the combinations of things they did was endless. The most disturbing was showing different fetuses (feti?) at different stages of pregnancy.

[Flames_Gimp]

it's ****ed up, but like a car accident, you can't help looking

[icarus]

They have a lot of plastinated specimens in the gross anatomy lab at Foothills Hospital (in addition to the many preserved cadavers), but you can't get access unless you are a med student or take the undergrad course in advanced embryology taught by my former supervisor, Dr. Cavey.

There are a number of plastinated organs and other things, but my favourite was the plastinated head. It had the face still attached and was cut sagitally (down the middle) so that you could hold the head in your hands and then pull the two halves apart and see a cross-section of what's inside. Really cool.

The good thing about the process of plastination is that, through replacing the tissues, you eliminate the threat of viruses and prions so you can touch it with your bare hands (it feels like hard rubber). With preserved specimens you have to be very careful and double-glove.

[4X4]

Originally Posted by fotze

That Sir IS ****ED RIGHT UP!!!

What is with the dick and balls?

Guess he likes to hang out with the wang out.

[octothorp]

Originally Posted by icarus

They have a lot of plastinated specimens in the gross anatomy lab at Foothills Hospital (in addition to the many preserved cadavers), but you can't get access unless you are a med student or take the undergrad course in advanced embryology taught by my former supervisor, Dr. Cavey.

ACAD students also get to go down there and take a look at all the specimens for their anatomy drawing classes. I'm told it's a highlight of student's time there.

[Flames_Gimp]

Originally Posted by icarus

They have a lot of plastinated specimens in the gross anatomy lab at Foothills Hospital (in addition to the many preserved cadavers), but you can't get access unless you are a med student or take the undergrad course in advanced embryology taught by my former supervisor, Dr. Cavey.

There are a number of plastinated organs and other things, but my favourite was the plastinated head. It had the face still attached and was cut sagitally (down the middle) so that you could hold the head in your hands and then pull the two halves apart and see a cross-section of what's inside. Really cool.

The good thing about the process of plastination is that, through replacing the tissues, you eliminate the threat of viruses and prions so you can touch it with your bare hands (it feels like hard rubber). With preserved specimens you have to be very careful and double-glove.

that sounds cool, I wanna get in there!

[REDVAN]

Ok I could not find a more current thread, so this might be a bad bump...

I heard this is in Edmonton right now, and I want to go check it out. Has anyone been? How long does it take etc?

[Engine09]

I went to "Bodies: The Exhibit" in New York last year.

http://www.nyc.com/events/bodies_the...al_review.aspx


Absolutely incredible, I spent over 2 hours there. They were very quick to run up to anyone with a camera, security had headsets and were constantly monitoring the exhibit.

[REDVAN]

I guess I could include a link so people know what I am talking about

[Jayems]

Edmonton has one running until Oct. 13

http://www.bodyworldsedmonton.com/

Will make the trip at the end of August to go check it out... doodles and all!

[Bring_Back_Shantz]

I went and saw it when I was in Portland about a year ago.
Pretty cool.
If you're gonna be up in Edmonton I'd definalty suggest seeing this.