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I went to the Body Worlds thing in the O2 arena, and I actually can’t think of a word to describe the experience, but it’s along the lines of “WTF?!” and that puking emoticon. Basicallé, it’s an exhibition with real bodies, dissected for educational purposes, the bodies themselves and as parts alone. The thing that got me was that you are not used to the fact that they were real people, and the poses don’t help.

The first exhibit were foetuses at different ages, and if you came in pro-choice, you’d leave pro-life, or a cunt (I’m outraged that the legal status is 24 weeks or below, they’re just small babies at that age and look human even after the first few weeks). Next was a pregnant lady with muscles, organs, skeleton and the baby exposed. There was also other fucked up stuff, like a skinned guy on a skinned horse, holding his brain.

However, it was still interesting but not the best place to be on an empty stomach…or a full stomach for that matter…

By the way, no pictures I’m afraid because they weren’t allowed in respect for the exhibits.

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