Our Body: The Universe Within

On Saturday, Nick and I went to the Orlando Science Center to view the "Our Body: The Universe Within" exhibit.

This is an exhibit of real human bodies preserved in a way that's unreal for the public to see what parts of our body actually look like. The exhibit walks you through the different systems in our body: skeletal, nervous, muscular, reproductive, cardiovascular, respiratory, etc.

The bodies are dissected and displayed in glass cases and in some cases in "active" positions.

While the exhibit is educational and eye opening, it is quite disturbing at times. I will not go into details but I will say that I have decided not to eat meat again. I used to be a vegetarian for a while years ago. I was traumatized when I dissected a pig in my high school anatomy & physiology class. This exhibit brought flashbacks to me and it made me see the resemblance between the human body and the animals we eat....so until I can get that image off my mind I will refrain from eating meat. Nick shared similar feelings although he's finding it hard to stop eating meat altogether.

Besides that...I do recommend the exhibit although not for those with weak stomachs! :-)