Body World 3 at Science World

[Kellykins]

I am so going to this when I come down to Van in October. Ever since I learned about it in Anatomy and Physiology class I have been waiting to see the exhibit. Now it's at Science World. You folks got your ticket yet? Sort of weird stuff, but it's cool to see what we all are inside, outside of picking at a cadaver that has been sitting in preservative for oodles of years. It's so weird it's cool. But then I'm sort of a nerd. I'm hoping "The Horseman of the Apocolypse" will be there.

http://www.smm.org/bodyworlds/images/figureskating.jpg

Body World 3 (http://www.scienceworld.bc.ca/bodyworlds/index.html)

[brian468]

hahaha that ones wearing ice skates, corpse on ice! :laugh


I saw that in denver though, it was rather intriguing

[MudKick]

My parrents took me there last weekend. I concluded we are the geekiest family in Lower Mainland.
We we the last people out, they kept the place opened extra 1/2 hour and we finally got the clue to leave when the ligths were shut down.

I found it fascinating.


I can now also say I have seen down a dead vegina... weird...:eek:

[lars]

Originally posted by MudKick
I can now also say I have seen down a dead vegina... weird...:eek:
Ah...never mind. I'll leave that one alone.

We tried to go last weekend but kept on driving when we saw the line-up going out the doors. It only occurred to us later that, as Science World members, we could gave bypassed the line-up. But it would've been too busy, anyway.

I've been wanting to see this since reading about it a few years ago. I'm surprised that Science World would host the exhibit, though. It's quite controversial.

Are the exhibits behind glass or just roped off? Were they tough to see due to crowds?

...lars

[MudKick]

The small speciments are in glass top table displays, so you cannot pick them up or anything. The full size humans on the other hand are quite surprisingly not at all restricted as far a contact is concerned. They ask not to touch, but I accidentaly brushed against a couple of them.
The crowds were there, but I have seen everything I wanted, and I mean everything... with relative ease.

[lars]

Originally posted by MudKick
The full size humans on the other hand are quite surprisingly not at all restricted as far a contact is concerned.
That is surprising. Did they have the horse and rider there, too?

...lars

[MudKick]

No. There were some "models" if I may, that were not there, but all in all there were more to see that I was expecting.

[lars]

Oh, one more question: do they allow photos?

...lars

[EHeye]

Originally posted by MudKick



I can now also say I have seen down a dead vegina... weird...:eek:

HOLY S*IT I JUST SPRAYED DIET ROOTBEER OUT MY NOSE!!! :laugh :laugh :laugh

[MudKick]

Originally posted by lars
Oh, one more question: do they allow photos?

...lars

I don't think so, but I saw some people sneaking in some quick ones...:eek:

[copeland]

A guy on another forum posted the company that owns this exhibit as a mover and shaker for a stock...they also own rights to the titanic exhibit...I was of course skeptical but monitored the stock...


turns out it was a great stock tip this company has been steadily climbing....I never got in on it...:(

[MudKick]

Mind sharing the tip???
via e-mail.

[Kellykins]

Glad to see I'm not the only freak facinated by dead things...

But Larry is right, it is a pretty controvertial exhibit. I too was surprised to see it at Science World. Not that I'm complaining be any means. I guess there was some skeptisicm weather or not all cadavers were actually donated or were "grave robbed" (if I recall correctly, this originated in France)...

[copeland]

Originally posted by MudKick
Mind sharing the tip???
via e-mail.

I'll email you, but remember I'm not affiliated with them nor do I take responsibility for your investments choices:redneck

[Dan]

You know whats really weird, I cant stand on one hand upside down or hold a figure skater in one hand above my head as an able bodied person,

how the heck does a dead guy with no skin do it?

[MudKick]

Originally posted by Dan
You know whats really weird, I cant stand on one hand upside down or hold a figure skater in one hand above my head as an able bodied person,

how the heck does a dead guy with no skin do it?
Human body is 60% water, or 60%W and most people have at least about 25% body fat or 25%BF.
Let's see. An average figure skater weighs, oh, say 120 pounds.

120lb -25%BF=120lB-30lb=
=90lb-60%W=90lb-54lb=
36lb

This equation shows that this particular female weighs roughly 36lb, that of course if she's still got all of the organs left inside and outside. Since the skin has been removed as well and it is the largest and heaviest organ on the human body she weighs even less. I would speculate she comes well under 30lB. For the sake of an argument, let's assume she weighs 27lb.


If you cannot hold 27lb over your head Dan, you should sign yourself up to become a future speciment. You got issues.


The dead guy in this picture is the proverbial "All muscle", so for him she's a "no sweat" case. Not that he could sweat anyways without his skin.

[Dan]

You are very intelligent, I never woulda thought of that.

[Kellykins]

Every cell in that guy's body is also full of plastic, so if you were made of plastic, I'm sure you could do it too...:redneck