Bodies

"Bodies - The Exhibition" is now in Atlanta at the Atlanta Civic Center, through September 4, 2006.

Today, "Kev" called in "sick" and headed to the exhibit with a colleague, hoping to avoid the weekend crowd. Sure enough, we were sandwiched between two groups of "special" school children, one group in front of us and one group behind us. This ALWAYS happens to "Kev." The exhibit is already a little surreal (you see the body as you have NEVER seen it before, unless you perform autopsies, and then perhaps you have seen it like this). Throw in the musings of two dozen children, who are, what I can only politely describe as, "limited in intellectual or emotional development or academic progress" (yes, I mean retarded...I am sorry...) and it's quite an experience.

If you haven't seen it, "Bodies" displays the human form as it appears from the inside out. It is fascinating. I can tell you though, beauty is NOT skin deep, contrary to the popular cliche we spoon feed ugly people. Please stop telling your children this. It was, however, amazing to see the human body as you are not used to seeing it.

"Kev" learned MANY fun facts like, the heart pumps the equivalent of 5,000 to 6,000 quarts of blood each day and a sneeze can exceed the speed of 100 mph! Did you know that a single cigarette can shorten, on average, your life by two hours? I also learned you should not take 'tards to the exhibit (or at least avoid them at all cost) and that you shouldn't announce you called in "sick" on a public blog when you were, in fact, with a colleague at the aforesaid Bodies exhibit.

To learn more about the exhibit, as well as more "fun facts" about the human body, visit the official "Bodies - The Exhibition" website at www.bodiestheexhibition.com.