I remember around 1974/75 my secondary school bought a new skeleton for the biology lab. The old one had dark brown bones and missing bits (how, why … no idea). The new one had freshly bleached white bones, and was fully intact. Inevitably the questions came: where did the school buy it from? Who had it been? Our teacher was understandably cagey but said enough to suggest there was a thriving international skeleton market and that the Vietnam war had probably contributed to it. From that point on the skeleton became a person. And I’ve been opposed to the deeply unethical use of actual skeletons in education ever since.
WOW. THAT is a very good story. Interesting that the students picked up the fuzzy ethics, but the teachers did not.
I remember that my old highschool also had a human skull for some reason. Who knows why, it was never used as an educational aid. Then one day a teacher got bored and wired it into the mouth of a crocodile for a laugh.
Eventually a different teacher decided this was in very poor taste and disentangled the two.
If that’s the case could I request a David Bowie Mouse instead? I fear my fancy rodent taxidermy display case is almost at capacity and this might allow them to smoosh in.
Really hit my funny bone this one..
Thank you Lou!!
I remember around 1974/75 my secondary school bought a new skeleton for the biology lab. The old one had dark brown bones and missing bits (how, why … no idea). The new one had freshly bleached white bones, and was fully intact. Inevitably the questions came: where did the school buy it from? Who had it been? Our teacher was understandably cagey but said enough to suggest there was a thriving international skeleton market and that the Vietnam war had probably contributed to it. From that point on the skeleton became a person. And I’ve been opposed to the deeply unethical use of actual skeletons in education ever since.
WOW. THAT is a very good story. Interesting that the students picked up the fuzzy ethics, but the teachers did not.
I remember that my old highschool also had a human skull for some reason. Who knows why, it was never used as an educational aid. Then one day a teacher got bored and wired it into the mouth of a crocodile for a laugh.
Eventually a different teacher decided this was in very poor taste and disentangled the two.
This happened in the early 2000s.
I wish to know where one can purchase a David Bowie rat pls.
Careful, I’ll get you one and make you feel bad if you throw it out.
If that’s the case could I request a David Bowie Mouse instead? I fear my fancy rodent taxidermy display case is almost at capacity and this might allow them to smoosh in.