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Bangkok's Museum of Forensic Medicine
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The Museum of Forensic Medicine, as evident by its very name, may not be everyone's cup of tea. But, if you are traveling through Bangkok and tired of all the temples and Buddhas, you might want to consider popping in to Siriraj Hospital to check out one of the most bizarre museums on this planet.Journalist Will Storr recently spiced up his Thailand holiday by doing just that. He left behind the wondrous glories of Bangkok and slipped into the horrific world of elephantiasis testicles, severed heads, Cyclops babies, murder weapons, blood-stained clothing, hanged corpses, and dozens of other nightmare-inducing bits of flesh and tissue. Ugh.
Me? I think I'll stick to the white sand beaches and crystal clear waters of southern Thailand where the dreams that come at night are far more pleasant.
Filed under: Arts and Culture, Thailand
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mikewheels312 Oct 25th 2007 10:54AM
THAT IS JUST SICK!!!!
William Russell Oct 25th 2007 11:42AM
Museum of the dead sweeeeeeeeeet!
Sue Oct 25th 2007 11:52AM
You can also see this here in the U.S. AT Loma Linda University, Loma Linda California..This is very intresting to anyone that is studying Medical.
ona1098 Oct 25th 2007 12:49PM
Philadelphia has a Museum of Medical Oddities created in the 19th Century. Very interesting if you are into history, medical and weird stuff. Check it out.
Melina Martinez Oct 25th 2007 12:29PM
Very Interesting. One more reason to go to Bangkok.
Lauren Oct 25th 2007 12:32PM
There is also another museum like this called the Mutter Museum (discovery channel has a special on it) that is in Philidelphia. It contains similar items including president Roosevelt's tumor as well as a cast of the first siamese twins.
jack Oct 25th 2007 12:52PM
my doctor told me not to hold it
jack Oct 25th 2007 12:55PM
vietnam had the same thing and they eat dogs.
irkeisa Oct 25th 2007 1:24PM
He was an ugly man..I feel for sorry for his wife... even more sorry for his kids
stenoross Oct 25th 2007 2:00PM
I've been to the Mutter Musuem in Philadelphia and it's very interesting to say the least. But they are right I don't really think it's for children or sqeamish.
ODHorror Oct 25th 2007 2:21PM
Not for kids? Hah! Kids would die to see something like this! They'd have to set up a concessions stand!
And if they died interestingly enough, they could just stay in the museum! Hmm...
jjknj Oct 25th 2007 11:49PM
its not real
Jim Copeland Oct 26th 2007 10:47AM
Thats why they call it BANG-COCK-- JC
Mike Sanders Oct 26th 2007 3:10PM
We (Missouri) used to have the brain of Albert Einstein, preserved in a jar of formaldehyde... I read that all of the modern-scientific analysis performed on it could only say that, Einstein had a "typical, normal brain." Nothing that would explain his unusual inteligence... Hmmm.
Perhaps, we are better at detecting faults, than we are at realizing genius and from whence it came.
Judy Ervin Oct 26th 2007 8:59PM
Chinese Practiced CANBALISM !!! THEY ATE THEIR ENEMIES!! Don't think i want to visit that side of the world!! Too weird!!!