Florida "Corpse Show" Attracts 12,000

[proldic]

AP:<br><br>'Corpse show' in Florida attracts thousands <br><br>8/23/05<br><br>Some 12,000 people came to the Museum of Science and Industry in Tampa, Fla., during the first four days of a controversial exhibit featuring preserved human cadavers and body parts from China. <br><br>...showcasing human bodies preserved and posed so visitors can see their inner workings...<br> <br>The 20 cadavers and 260 other body parts brought from the Dalian Medical University of Plastination Laboratories in China...<br><br>...came under fire from a state regulatory board whose members were uncomfortable that no permission was obtained from the deceased or their families to display the bodies in the museum... <br><br>Organizers have said the exhibit will lead to a better understanding of the human body and motivate people to take better care of themselves. <br><br>A one-day attendance record was broken Saturday when 5,917 people saw the corpse exhibit, surpassing the previous record of 3,500 visitors that viewed the Titanic exhibit...<br><br><br> <p></p><i></i>

[RollickHooper]

Ever since NAGPRA (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act) was enacted most US museums as a matter of policy no longer keep human remains in their collections.<br><br>But if you want more information on the plastination process see<br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.channel4.com/science/microsites/A/anatomists/hagens1.html">www.channel4.com/science/...gens1.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br> <p></p><i></i>

[Project Willow]

or maybe these are different ones?<br><br>I posted about this exhibit here in July, can't find the original thread. Here's a tidbit & link:<br><br>Questions About Origin Of Exhibit Corpses - I-Team Follow-Up: Were They Brought In Illegally? 5/27/05 (ABC7) "The ABC7 I-Team has uncovered serious new questions surrounding the exhibit of human corpses at the Nob Hill Masonic Center. We reported earlier in the week that the bodies are leaking, and now there are more questions about how these corpses even got into the country." <br><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=i_team&id=3355274">abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=i_team&id=3355274</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> <p></p><i></i>

[proldic]

I knew something smelled funny.<br> <br>Another one for the "Elites Pushing Pedophilia, Bestiality, Cannabilism, and Toe-Picking" thread... <p></p><i></i>