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Does the Shroud of Turin Show Expected Elongation of the Head in 2D?"

junkshop said:
The only thing that I know for certain is that my suggestion that I be taxidermied leaning nonchalantly on the mantlepiece and smoking a pipe has been roundly rejected by every single member of my family.
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I'm afraid this remains illegal in the UK and USA.
 
P.J. Denyer said:
My wife has expressed a wish to donate any organs with second hand value then go to research or medical teaching.
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My wife was trying to do that with my organs just this weekend.

I have a card in my wallet (any of you remember wallets?) that authorizes anyone finding my carcass to deliver it to Rutgers School of Medicine, where they do what they enjoy doing with dead bodies. Got my own corpse tracking number and everything. Then they burn up the remains and mail them free of charge to whoever is still alive. Then I guess trash day is Thursday.
 
junkshop said:
I don't know if we have an equivalent in the UK, but this idea appeals to me. I like the idea that my meat and bones could be useful after I don't need them anymore.
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It is possible to donate your body to science in the UK, although they are mainly used for teaching purposes. If you want to do this find your nearest medical school, and ask about donating your body to science.
 
Thermal said:
My wife was trying to do that with my organs just this weekend.

I have a card in my wallet (any of you remember wallets?) that authorizes anyone finding my carcass to deliver it to Rutgers School of Medicine, where they do what they enjoy doing with dead bodies. Got my own corpse tracking number and everything. Then they burn up the remains and mail them free of charge to whoever is still alive. Then I guess trash day is Thursday.
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I think are some formalities involved, someone who finds you dead can't just drop over to Rutgers with a random corpse.....
Though, if they do could you let me know? A friend of mine would be interested.
 
KevinB said:
It is possible to donate your body to science in the UK, although they are mainly used for teaching purposes. If you want to do this find your nearest medical school, and ask about donating your body to science.
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Same in Ireland. Though the organ harvesting team have first call on my carcass, if they take much then my body isn't eligable for teaching.
 
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catsmate said:
I think are some formalities involved, someone who finds you dead can't just drop over to Rutgers with a random corpse.....
Though, if they do could you let me know? A friend of mine would be interested.
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It was a few years ago that I set it up, but IIRC, if the body is within a certain radius of the med school, they transport themselves or affiliated transporters move it. If I die on the beach in Fiji (a man can dream, no?), it ain't happening, and the body goes to any accredited local medical school. The card is mostly for EMTs to know that this one needs to be iced down and moved quick, no autopsy.
 
P.J. Denyer said:
My wife has expressed a wish to donate any organs with second hand value then go to research or medical teaching.
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The way I read this sentence of yours, was as follows.

My wife has expressed a wish to donate any organs from me with second hand value then she will go to research or medical teaching.

Is that what she meant when she said that? :oops:
On the other it is one way to earn a little extra cash. ;)
 
Thermal said:
My wife was trying to do that with my organs just this weekend.

I have a card in my wallet (any of you remember wallets?) that authorizes anyone finding my carcass to deliver it to Rutgers School of Medicine, where they do what they enjoy doing with dead bodies. Got my own corpse tracking number and everything. Then they burn up the remains and mail them free of charge to whoever is still alive. Then I guess trash day is Thursday.
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Hhmmm, I don't think my wife's plans involved advertising them on eBay, or her being alive at the time.... 😉


ETA: Plus what erwini said.
 
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P.J. Denyer said:
Hhmmm, I don't think my wife's plans involved advertising them on eBay, or her being alive at the time.... 😉


ETA: Plus what erwini said.
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I meant erwini's interpretation. Gotta work on my delivery. {ETA: It's annoying when your wife asks you how healthy you would rate your kidneys when she is clearly on the Dark Web}

Maybe while wrapped in a linen shroud?
 
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Actually, I should update the card to read: "Wait three days before cutting up body, just in case my delusions turned out to be right. You get first dibs on the sheets for your cooperation."
 
P.J. Denyer said:
My wife has expressed a wish to donate any organs with second hand value then go to research or medical teaching.
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That is my wish, yes.

Actually, I'm not sure about the donate organs. Yeah, I get the benefit of organ donation, but I also wonder if there isn't benefit of being full-organed in the body donation. I mean, if some 1st year med student is going to cut me up in anatomy class, wouldn't they benefit by finding my heart and liver?
 
Well it's been ten days since @bobdroege7 has graced us with his attention. Should we let the thread die quietly, until the next attempt at a fringe reset? Or is there anything that anyone would like to discuss, regarding the Lirey cloth?
 
Cosmic Yak said:
Not necessarily.

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I've seen Body Worlds, an interesting show. And monumentally controversial in the UK when it was opened almost twenty years ago. Von Hagens sidesteps the law in the UK (and elsewhere, there was an attempted prosecution in Germany) because the corpses aren't dissected but 'plastinated'.

So there is a possible loophole there.
 
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