Body Worlds is the display of real humans who have been preserved through the technique of plastination. In simple terms, water from the human body is removed and replaced with a polymer that stops the decaying process. This allows tissues, organs, and even fats to be viewed in a display.
It was very interesting; and for people who know me, you know I have a weak stomach. I didn't feel queasy even once. The whole visit was very educational. Here are some of the exhibits we saw.
This display was designed to compare the human anatomy and the horse anatomy. The rider is holding the horse brain in one hand, and the much larger human brain in the other.
This display was titled the dancing jumper. It was showing the flexibility of the muscles.
This display, the basketball player, was supposedly the most muscled human to have donated their body thus far. It was incredible to see what weight lifting can do to the muscles.
There were many other displays, and some of them I didn't feel needed be posted on the blog. All in all Harry and I spent a little over 2 hours going through the exhibit. There was a lot of emphasis on how life choices, such as smoking and drinking, effect your body. There was also a very interesting display of embryos and fetuses at each week of development.
Like I said, a little gruesome for a birthday, but extremely interesting.
Body Worlds website
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