Why he didn't like the plastic-coated dead bodies at the Museum of Science

Dave Copeland went to the Body Worlds exhibit at the MoS, explains why he wouldn't go again:

... Some of the full figured models -- particularly the ones where hair and fingernails were preserved or where the person's facial features were still readily identifiable -- were disturbing. To me, at least. Again, I'm squeamish.

But the biggest bother to me is the display told nothing about who these people were before they were museum exhibits. Perhaps its the journalist in me who is a bit more interested in people's stories than their spleens. ...

Earlier:
Defending the dead bodies at the Museum of Science.

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We went to Body Worlds this

By Mollynotplastinated (not verified) | Mon, 10/16/2006 - 1:26pm

We went to Body Worlds this weekend too; one of the blurbs on the wall explained why it is they don't tell you who the people were. I seem to recall it was something to do with privacy issues; unfortunately, I can't recall for certain.

I just remember going "Oh, that makes sense...oooooh, another body!"

I'm easily distracted.

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