Comments on: Engineer Encases Bodies in Metal http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/12/05/engineer-encases-bodies-in-metal/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:17:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: NikFromNYC http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/12/05/engineer-encases-bodies-in-metal/#comment-1014775 NikFromNYC Sat, 12 Jan 2008 06:34:28 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/12/05/engineer-encases-bodies-in-metal/#comment-1014775 I'm a PhD chemist and I still have no idea what what happen to the contents of this process. Some bacteria don't need air, so they would make some alcohol until they died in their own piss (the alcohol). In other words, this is a perfect recipe for vintage rum. Drill a hole and one or two coffee filters later you have auction-ready vintage rum. I’m a PhD chemist and I still have no idea what what happen to the contents of this process. Some bacteria don’t need air, so they would make some alcohol until they died in their own piss (the alcohol). In other words, this is a perfect recipe for vintage rum. Drill a hole and one or two coffee filters later you have auction-ready vintage rum.

]]> By: marss http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/12/05/engineer-encases-bodies-in-metal/#comment-920196 marss Mon, 17 Dec 2007 03:30:51 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/12/05/engineer-encases-bodies-in-metal/#comment-920196 Would this prevent drying out and therefore mummification? Would this mean that eventually, as commenter 1 suggests, it could turn into soup inside? OMG, that would make it worse than what the Egyptians and Mayans did. Just, OMG creepy. And also: lol. Would this prevent drying out and therefore mummification? Would this mean that eventually, as commenter 1 suggests, it could turn into soup inside? OMG, that would make it worse than what the Egyptians and Mayans did. Just, OMG creepy. And also: lol.

]]> By: Jo http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/12/05/engineer-encases-bodies-in-metal/#comment-870915 Jo Thu, 06 Dec 2007 02:10:35 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/12/05/engineer-encases-bodies-in-metal/#comment-870915 I'm reminded of the Dorothy Sayers "Lord Peter" short story "The Abominable History of the Man With the Copper Fingers." I’m reminded of the Dorothy Sayers “Lord Peter” short story “The Abominable History of the Man With the Copper Fingers.”

]]> By: Firebrand38 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/12/05/engineer-encases-bodies-in-metal/#comment-869960 Firebrand38 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:22:58 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/12/05/engineer-encases-bodies-in-metal/#comment-869960 When you consider that baby shoes are made out of "flesh" and they've been bronzed since the 1930's http://www.alumbo.com/article/39048-Baby-shoe-bronzing.html I think that it was possible. His technique was probably based on that electroplate process still available today. When you consider that baby shoes are made out of “flesh” and they’ve been bronzed since the 1930’s http://www.alumbo.com/article/.....nzing.html I think that it was possible.
His technique was probably based on that electroplate process still available today.

]]> By: Craig http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/12/05/engineer-encases-bodies-in-metal/#comment-869766 Craig Wed, 05 Dec 2007 21:34:26 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/12/05/engineer-encases-bodies-in-metal/#comment-869766 I don't think there is any way to encase flesh in metal and have any recognizable form. I'd bet this guy was using a lost wax casting; negative form, positive form, clay and then casting. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_wax_casting I don’t think there is any way to encase flesh in metal and have any recognizable form. I’d bet this guy was using a lost wax casting; negative form, positive form, clay and then casting. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_wax_casting

]]> By: Neil Russell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/12/05/engineer-encases-bodies-in-metal/#comment-869004 Neil Russell Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:25:26 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/12/05/engineer-encases-bodies-in-metal/#comment-869004 ...and a young Nels Irwin looks at this and says "hmmmmm" …and a young Nels Irwin looks at this and says “hmmmmm”

]]> By: mrchurchill109 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/12/05/engineer-encases-bodies-in-metal/#comment-868498 mrchurchill109 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:44:28 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/12/05/engineer-encases-bodies-in-metal/#comment-868498 This is just creepy. "Let's bronze Fido so we can keep him with us forever and ever!". Don't even think about the smell if the thing ever broke - and one has to wonder if any of these ever ruptured from the actions of anaerobic bacteria turning the enclosed item into soup... I notice his test object in the photo is a reasonably smooth-skinned animal. I get the feeling this wouldn't work all that well on something with a pelt. This is just creepy. “Let’s bronze Fido so we can keep him with us forever and ever!”. Don’t even think about the smell if the thing ever broke - and one has to wonder if any of these ever ruptured from the actions of anaerobic bacteria turning the enclosed item into soup…

I notice his test object in the photo is a reasonably smooth-skinned animal. I get the feeling this wouldn’t work all that well on something with a pelt.

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