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Firegirl · **Body Worlds -** 01-03-2007, 09:42 AM

Has anybody seen the Body Worlds exhibit at Fair Park?? We're planning on going next week. Looks pretty facinating, but then that stuff doesn't freak me out or anything.WWW.Bodyworlds.com

d2creative · 01-03-2007, 10:03 AM

Saw it here in Houston. Pretty cool.
My favorite part was the full bodies in poses. What i think they can do to improve it is to label things better. How old was that person posed like a gymnist? Why did she die? And when they show a black lung from a smoker, how old were those lungs? How long had that person been smoking? Those kind of things would have been very interesting to me rather than just looking at it.
The weird thing is, some of the stuff (like the brains) looked fake to me! haha
Might have something to do with the plastic process they use.

Digital Prophet · 01-03-2007, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by d2creative

Saw it here in Houston. Pretty cool.
My favorite part was the full bodies in poses. What i think they can do to improve it is to label things better. How old was that person posed like a gymnist? Why did she die? And when they show a black lung from a smoker, how old were those lungs? How long had that person been smoking? Those kind of things would have been very interesting to me rather than just looking at it.
The weird thing is, some of the stuff (like the brains) looked fake to me! haha
Might have something to do with the plastic process they use.

My understanding is that the exhibitor foundation specifically leaves out that kind of information. In fact, I have been told (friend of a friend kind of thing) that there are only a handful of displays that display the "bio" information. For instance, one is supposed to be a display of a mother and fetus that died during childbirth. Heavy.

Prophet out.

Firegirl · 01-03-2007, 05:29 PM

Cute little avatar ya got there DP......

Digital Prophet · 01-04-2007, 08:19 AM

Thanks. It's my baby picture.

Prophet out.

darktiger · 01-04-2007, 09:16 AM

I went to the one in Houston. Pretty cool, but crowded. To bad we are not allowed to take pictures...

Firegirl · 01-04-2007, 09:18 AM

I noticed on the info page that you have to purchase tickets for certain time slots. Maybe they learned from their other shows.

darktiger · 01-04-2007, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Firegirl

I noticed on the info page that you have to purchase tickets for certain time slots. Maybe they learned from their other shows.

I did that, and it was great. I did not have to wait in line to get my tickets, but since it is still a open exhibit, it will be crowded on weekends..