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Title: How Much is Your Dead Body Worth?
Post by: okarol on March 23, 2010, 10:52:46 PM: CNBC aired a program entitled, “How Much is Your Dead Body Worth?” tonight at 10 p.m. (EST).
It replays several times over the next week - check your local listings.
Here's more about the program: http://www.cnbc.com/id/35819898/
I haven't seen it yet.
Title: Re: How Much is Your Dead Body Worth?
Post by: texasstyle on March 24, 2010, 07:32:36 AM: I saw that was going to airing but missed it darn. I'm glad to see it's on again and will look for it. Thanks for letting us know.
Title: Re: How Much is Your Dead Body Worth?
Post by: Stoday on March 24, 2010, 06:22:09 PM: Not a lot when it's worn out and knackered like mine. :(
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Post by: galvo on March 24, 2010, 06:36:10 PM: Yeah. About 2 bob for mine!
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Post by: Chris on March 24, 2010, 09:55:50 PM: Ummm, I'd have to say mines is in the bargin basement bin :-[ :rofl; :rofl; :rofl;
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Post by: jennyc on March 24, 2010, 10:54:48 PM: Mine would have to be top dollar... so perfect and pristine hey i've even got three kidneys to boot (pity only one works!!!!) yeh actually your right, top dollar in the bargain basement stall of the sunday boot sale.
Title: Re: How Much is Your Dead Body Worth?
Post by: Lisa on March 25, 2010, 11:51:44 AM: I believe mine should be priceless... :sarcasm;

With all the different diseases and stages of "idiopathic" (of unknown cause) things going on I am a virtual goldmine for med students, whether I am alive or dead!!!
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Post by: Darthvadar on March 25, 2010, 02:56:23 PM: I don't have the foggiest idea!!!!...

As I've signed up with these people years ago, it's their problem, not mine!!... http://www.medicine.tcd.ie/anatomy/donations/

I wish them luck!!!!!....

Darth...
Title: Re: How Much is Your Dead Body Worth?
Post by: Chris on March 25, 2010, 05:04:07 PM: With this thread, I can't get out of my head the scene from Monty Pythons "Search For The Holy Grail" - Bring Out Your Dead, Bring Out Your Dead! :urcrazy;
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Post by: paris on March 25, 2010, 06:25:37 PM: The way things are going with my body right now, it isn't worth a plug nickel. Not even bargain basement---more like Goodwill leftovers that no one wants. Not even Goodwill wants them. :rofl;
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Post by: del on March 31, 2010, 02:46:50 PM: I always tell hubby I am worth a lot more dead than I am alive LOL!!!
Title: Re: How Much is Your Dead Body Worth?
Post by: Darthvadar on March 31, 2010, 02:56:03 PM: Quote from: del on March 31, 2010, 02:46:50 PM
I always tell hubby I am worth a lot more dead than I am alive LOL!!!

Me too, Del..... That Life Assurance Policy my mother had me take out...... Hmmmmmmm..... I wonder why!!!!!..... :rofl;... Perhaps I'd better keep a closer on her movements!.... :rofl;
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Post by: Rerun on March 31, 2010, 04:44:34 PM: I wish I could have every penny back that I've spent (or my insurance company) on my body medically over the years. I could pay off the National debt!
Title: Re: How Much is Your Dead Body Worth?
Post by: Stoday on April 01, 2010, 01:11:32 AM: Gunther von Hagens might be interested in your body. Have a read of this: Click (http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2002/mar/19/arts.highereducation)

WARNING if you read, be ready to :puke; :puke; :puke; :puke;
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Post by: galvo on April 01, 2010, 02:22:17 AM: Absolutely fascinating, old boy. Are you planning to become part of the exhibition?
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Post by: Chris on April 01, 2010, 05:02:14 PM: Stoday, he had a show at our Science Museum in the city twice and I missed them both. I wanted to see the exhibts, but was able to see the process on the Discovery Channel that showed him doing the process on a horse and rider.

I forgot about how bad the economy is, so my body isn' woth :twocents; , it's a 1/2 cent now :rofl;
Title: Re: How Much is Your Dead Body Worth?
Post by: Stoday on April 01, 2010, 07:32:23 PM: Corpses seem to be worth more in the States these days.

Click (http://www.nowpublic.com/strange/brothers-admit-stealing-parts-244-corpses)

:o
Title: Re: How Much is Your Dead Body Worth?
Post by: Ang on April 04, 2010, 05:51:14 PM: about 81 kg worth :yahoo;
Title: Re: How Much is Your Dead Body Worth?
Post by: Jean on April 04, 2010, 11:51:31 PM: About a million and a half,before taxes and Obama.
Title: Re: How Much is Your Dead Body Worth?
Post by: jennyc on April 05, 2010, 10:43:08 PM: Quote from: Stoday on April 01, 2010, 07:32:23 PM
Corpses seem to be worth more in the States these days.

Click (http://www.nowpublic.com/strange/brothers-admit-stealing-parts-244-corpses)

:o

There is so much more that they can do with donated bodies over the in USA that they can't afford to do in other countries (eg like taking not just bones but also skin and creating graft material etc) other countries just don't have the resources to do this becuase in countries like ours its all controlled by the Govt, done in Govt labs so there is NO BIG BUSINESS involved in it. All of the other products are actually imported from the US (all pharm products created from cadaveric material)
Title: Re: How Much is Your Dead Body Worth?
Post by: Bub on April 07, 2010, 10:58:09 AM: I plan on selling my body when I am done with it. I tried renting it out but apparently thats still illegal.