Thursday, November 26, 2009

AWWWW! Yuck!

I just realised that theres really such place called 'the body farm'.
(Pardon me for my ignorance if you already have known, or expected)
Not in Singapore, of course.
Let Wikipedia define 'body farm'
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A body farm is a research facility where human decomposition after death can be scientifically studied in a variety of settings. The aim is to gain a better understanding of the decomposition process, permitting the development of techniques for extracting information (such as the timing and circumstances of death) from human remains. Body farm research is particularly important within forensic anthropology and related disciplines, and has applications in the fields of law enforcement, medical examination and crime scene investigation. There are currently four such facilities in the United States with the farm at Sam Houston State University being the largest.

Bodies are left to decompose (hell ya) in a number of ways in order to provide insights into decomposition under varying conditions.

Bodies are obtained from various sources. Some have lain unclaimed at the medical examiner's office(>.< better wish that your body will be claimed unless you have a free will of donating), while over 300 people have voluntarily donated their bodies to the Body Farm.

Afterwards the skeletonized bones are removed from the plot and added to the Dr. William M. Bass Donated Skeletal Collection, to be used for research and teaching.
(Should have known where the skeleton bones came from, I've always thought that its made)

Creepy ya, imagine dumping a fresh murdered body in it.
Having creepy crawlers all over it after some time, and when it starts to reek.
But then again, Its interesting and its experiments.

-â™ Etched with a kiss*

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