So, The Mr and I finally went to see the famed Body Worlds exhibit this past weekend. I've been dying to see this for years and was stoked that it came to Baltimore.
I was... um... disappointed. And I don't know why. I guess that goes with anything you anticipate for years but the whole thing just wasn't what I was expecting. Perhaps it just means that I'm completely desensitized to dead bodies (Thanks, CSI!).
Don't get me wrong, there are fascinating aspects to this exhibit. I learned a lot and got to see things that I probably would not have ever seen before. But it was super crowded, people were practically breathing down my neck to move forward past an exhibit (despite the fact that they could have just walked to the other side of it and saw the same damn thing) and I was just getting irritated.
But the bodies... oh the bodies. I expected to be slightly grossed out. I expected The Mr. to turn pale but they just looked... like models? I guess plastination makes people look like (wait for it) plastic. So, I felt like I was just looking at fake models of bodies. I mean, if I took a second to think that its an actual human body then I kind of got the heebie jeebies.
I saw a ton of weiners, vaginas and all of the models strangely kept the eyebrows intact (despite pulling the top layer of skin off the faces). I also saw a 5-month pregnant woman with the fetus inside and that was just plain creepy.
I got to see a healthy lung, a smoker's lung and a black lung (good lord!).
I saw fetuses from just about every stage (even as early as a few weeks).
I saw a fat body vs a slim body.
I got to see a hip replacement, knee replacement, pacemaker, partial jaw replacement, etc.
I got to see the spine, the central nervous system and the brain.
Did I mention all the weiners?
All in all - I would still recommend this to people who are interested in seeing the human body.
But seriously - lots and lots of weiners. Everywhere. Its hard not to get startled by the first one (it was just a leg in a case... but they left the weiner attached at the top).
It would have been interesting to see plastic parts (i.e. fake boobs, fake chins, etc). Maybe that's at another exhibit?
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
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Hahaaa this is hilarious. I might have to look into this but will leave the lots of weiners part out when I try to persuade the boy to go with.
Did you happen to notice the nuts hanging down on the ice skaters? I couldn't stop laughing at that.
OMG...I'm sold!!
I was thinking of going to see this, but all this talk of weiners has me convinced! :)
I imagine if you think about it then it get's really creepy looking at all these dead people made into exhibits...leave it to the Germans! :)
there were lots of boobies too! but yes, i was slightly disappointed too. it was cool and all, but not like the most amazing thing i had ever seen, which i was expecting it to be.
but i did have fun pointing out the weiners and boobies on each and every body.
Weiners are funny.
awwww. booooooo.
But at least there were weiners to look at!
Yes, I am five.
I must admit, I have no desire to see this exhibit since, um, I've been through Anatomy and seen plenty of dead bodies. I'm sure it was interesting (with lots of weiners!) but... No thanks. Your review is good enough for me! ;)
Weiners and boobies? We weren't going to see it but now we are ;)
I still really want to see this! It was in Arlington last year but we never got to it.
i was gonna say something about weiners, but then i thought that'd be kinda weird, so i just wanted to say that i'm enjoying reading your blog.
I'm sad to hear it wasn't as awesome as expected. :(
Hello,
I work on PR for the exhibit. I wanted to let you know that today, March 7 a new camel plastinate will be unveiled. If you are interested in coming back to the exhibit to see the new plastinate email me at jenna@himmelrich.com for more information.
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