[extropy-chat] Body Worlds [was Free fall for all]

[Neil Halelamien]

On 7/1/05, Olga Bourlin <fauxever at sprynet.com> wrote:
> From: "Mike Lorrey" <mlorrey at yahoo.com>
> 
> > What is supposed to be judged 'safely'? It seems creepy to me, like
> > abusing a corpse.
> 
> Speaking of which ... have you all discussed "plastination" here?  A friend
> of mine went to one of these shows (in Los Angeles), and described them to
> me in gory detail.  He said he loved the show - and was entertained.  I was
> creeped out just listening.:
> 
> http://www.bodyworlds.com/en/pages/home.asp
> 
> http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,679330,00.html

I saw the exhibit a few month ago -- fascinating stuff. I thought I'd
be creeped out when I was there, but I ended up just being overwhelmed
by fascination and forgot completely about the creepiness.

-- Neil