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Put me in the trash can at the park. (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (6 children)

Even knowing the crazy shit that happens when your body is "donated for science" I still want it. It would be neat for some weirdo to have my skull on their shelf, or get dissected in front of an audience.

Now that I think about it, I should sell off my body parts like a Ferengi.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

Rule of Acquisition #75: Home is where the heart is, but the stars are made of latinum.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It's my understanding that most bodies "donated to science" end up as medical school cadavers, that you'll be a semester's lab equipment for four graduate students.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That would also be good, but Last Week Tonight did a story that showed the reality is more like I described

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

I don't care if some psychopathic med student uses my body as a puppet while doing a silly voice. I don't care if they play Weekend at Bernies with it. That prick will be saving lives soon enough, that's all that matters. When I disrespectfully dissected a fetal pig in high school bio, I still learned something.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

I want this too. I saw a documentary about a dying man who took this option. They interviewed him about the decision, then after his death filmed medical students dissecting him (from a distance, it was discreet) and interviewed them about the experience. They were grateful for his gift, and incredibly respectful when speaking about him.

The thing is, the inside of a body looks nothing like the nice tidy diagrams. It's a mess in there! I'd like these kids to practise on dead me before they start cutting into live people.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What if they resurrect your brain in a jar and make you watch Justin Bieber videos all day?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

I don't believe in hell

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Vacuum Desiccation is where the real money is! https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Ferengi_death_ritual