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[op_ivy]

From Plastination to Fascination
Dr. Gunther von Hagens at work
It takes an average of 1,500 hours to transform a corpse into a full-body plastinate. But the resulting specimen is everything that a conventional model is not – an intricate and authentic representation of the once living human body.... Perhaps most amazing are the exhibit’s full-body plastinates—many displayed in dynamic poses. The wide range of specimens shows how the body works when it’s healthy and how it breaks down when it’s not. Compare healthy lungs with those of a smoker, a disease-free liver with one showing hepatocirrhosis.

and some pics

its currently showing in LA and i'm dying D) to check it out. any impressions?

 

[mrmyth]

BANDED.



Skinless penis is still penis, goddammit.

 

[jenov4]

I saw the special about this on the Discovery channel. It's neat stuff.

 

[Drexon]

I was eating.

 

[Grimlock]

There was a vinette about this on the DVD for House On Haunted Hill remake a couple of years back, IIRC.

 

[Jim Bowie]

I thought it said "Bobby's World". I was totally pumped about seeing Uncle Ted. Thanks for crushing my soul

 

[J2 Cool]

I was eating.

and I was masturbating

 

[Ill Saint]

While reading the forum? Interesting...

 

[Vormund]

I remember reading somewhere that the guy who first started doing this kind of preservation, had a mistress who died, and mysteriously her body disappeared from the grave.

Later on there was a woman riding a horse done like the above pics.

ooh. :O

 

[rc213]

Im hoping i get the chance to check it out this weekend.

 

[miyuru]

What's a plastinate?