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One item that comes to mind for this is essentially large "surgical tubing."
Also known as super soft latex tubing - the one issue is of course that of
latex allergies. You can get the tubing quite large and thick walled if you
want. It's purchase-able through medical suppliers or McMaster-Carr
(www.mcmaster.com).
If you prefer a different material, you can scan through their tubing
selection.
William Katzman
Director of Exhibits
Catawba Science Center
(828) 322-8169 x307
"The Magic of Learning, the Science of Fun"
Now Renting Out
Dinosaurs! (3,000 sq. ft. only $25k)
Body Carnival (2250 sq. ft. only $15k)
Maze Mania (3,000 sq. ft. only $7.5k)
http://www.catawbascience.org/on-exhibit.htm
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Subject: interactive mummy & model intestines
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Does anyone have any experience creating and/or running programs with
an interactive mummy? (i.e. a life-sized doll or mannequin with
removable organs that visitors can use to go through the steps of
mummification). Right now we're just looking for general ideas and
advice on how to create and implement something like this. We already
have a mannequin torso with head to use as a starting point. It will
be part of the school program for an Egyptian exhibit as part of the
San Francisco State University Museum Studies program. I know they
have something like this at the Field Museum in Chicago and will try
to contact them. (Anyone from the Field Museum reading this? Can we
chat?)
Apart from general advice, I'm also looking for ideas on how to make
a good life-sized (or slightly smaller) model of the human intestines
to pull out of our mummy. This will be handled over and over, so has
to be durable, and should also be sanitary and not too messy, so
using pig's intestines or such would not really be an option. I was
thinking of stuffed panty hose or a cloth or rubber tube, but I
appreciate any and all suggestions. Perhaps there's some way to get a
good "squishy" effect without any "sliminess"?
Reply on or off list, whichever you prefer.
Thanks!
Anna Hurst
SFSU Museum Studies student
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Anna Hurst
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
390 Ashton Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94112
415-337-1100 ext. 108
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