My Body World Experience
This weekend, my wife and I got the chance to visit the Body Worlds exhibit at the Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas. For those who’ve never heard of it, Gunther von Hagens uses donated bodies to educate the public about health and anatomy. The bodies are taken and put through a process called plastination, where the decomposition of the parts is actually halted. This allows them to be preserved and placed in specific poses for all to see. They don’t give the identity of the donors or show the faces because the goal is to educate. And educate it did.
When I first heard of the exhibit, I thought it would be kind of weird, but it wasn’t as bad as I thought. Most of the body parts you see look plastic, so it’s hard to believe that it is an actually a person. You see everything from the rooter to the tooter on display so you may want to consider that if you are taking young kids. It was a very educational experience for me. They had a lot of donors who smoked, so you were able to see what happens to the lungs and they made a point to urge people to quit while they were ahead. I also saw the exhibit of a plastinated horse with a man riding it. But I would have to say the most impressive part of the tour was the prenatal room. They had a woman and baby who died during pregnancy. Before dying she new there was a risk and willed her body to the exhibit if something were to happen. She didn’t make it and the baby also died in the womb. They didn’t remove the baby from her womb but they did have it open so you could see the how the baby was positioned.
As disturbing as this may sound it did demonstrate the complexity of the human body. We abuse our bodies and take advantage of them on a daily basis. It was amazing to see what goes on in the inside and how every part of the body works together to perform the simplest tasks. Near the prenatal portion of the tour they had a male reproductive system and said the average male creates 500 million sperm cells every day. It made me realize just how special each of us are. One out of 500 million. Even if they all don’t make it out, that’s still a pretty big number to race against. I saw a lot more, but I’ll spare you the details. There are three different Body World exhibits, so if it’s in a city near you, I’d recommend checking it out. If anything it may help you appreciate life and realize how complex God created the human body.
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Joel on
Tue, 8th May 2007 8:46 am
The human body is the most awesome creation God made. When you really study it you’ll realize how complicated it is and how intelligent its design is. Charlie and his family went to see this a few weeks ago and they raved about it. I have to check it out!
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