Body Worlds

A few weeks ago, I went to see Body Worlds at the Leonardo in Salt Lake. It was amazing! I thought I might be a little queasy or grossed out, but I wasn't. I was so intrigued and fascinated by the bodies.

So, in case you didn't know, they take the skin and fat off the bodies, and take out their organs. So you can see the bones, muscles, veins. This exhibition focused on the heart, so it was mostly on the heart, muscles, and veins. Only a few of the bodies had organs. They place the bodies in crazy positions so that you can see how your muscles word. They also have smaller tables with parts of organs. There were three parts that really affected me and the strangers that were around me.

1. They showed a healthy lung, and then a lung with cancer. Your lung literally turns black and is crispy and hard. They had a box where people could put their cigarettes in.
   
2. They had 18000 gallons worth of barrels in one room. That is how much blood your body pumps everyday. An overweight man said aloud, "We really need to start exercising. Our hearts are just too weak to pump all this blood."
   
3. They had a room dedicated to human conception. This was a really hard room. I'm glad that I was only in the room with 2 other people, a married couple. They had actual fetuses up to 42 weeks. It was so sad. The man (who was a rough and tough trucker type guy) started crying. Not just a few tears, but bawling. I had to hurry and leave because I was going to start crying as well.
   

If you get a chance to go - GO!!!! Here is their website for more information. Go look at it anyways because it has a great video on the main page and shows a lot of cool bodies.