Come See The Corpses and Organs
11:58 AM PT, Jun 1 2006
Some press releases read like a joke, even in Las Vegas: "Tropicana Resort and Casino today announced that it will bring the blockbuster 'BODIES…The Exhibition,' featuring real human bodies, to Las Vegas."
However, this is for real: "The Exhibition showcases 21 whole-body specimens and more than 260 organs and partial body specimens. These real human bodies have been meticulously dissected, preserved through an innovative process and respectfully presented, giving visitors the opportunity to view the beauty and complexity of their own organs and systems."
The process of creating the displays is described as follows:
"The human body specimens in the Exhibition are preserved through a revolutionary technique called polymer preservation. In this process, human tissue is permanently preserved using liquid silicone rubber that is treated and hardened. The end result is a rubberized specimen."
Tickets are $24. My guess is they won't have sold that many of them come the June 21 opening. Even if this wasn't so creepy, educational exhibits don't do well as casino attractions.
(Photo: AP)
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This hotel's marketing v.p. should be FIRED for coming up with this crap...come on
Posted by: LadyPhoenix | June 01, 2006 at 01:33 PM
You'd think Vegas could get the real thing -- not just a takeoff of Gunther von Hagen's marvelous freak show.
Posted by: stonesheep | June 01, 2006 at 01:48 PM
Takeoff? Isn't "Bodies" made up of parts of von Hagen's collection?
Posted by: crazymonk | June 01, 2006 at 05:15 PM
Nevermind, this is not von Hagen's original Body Worlds exhibition:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_Worlds#Competitors
Posted by: crazymonk | June 02, 2006 at 10:34 AM