Last but not least: Being dead for a good cause
A British taxi driver—who has been dead since January of this year—volunteered to take part in an unusual experiment: After his death, he was mummified in the style of the Egyptian pharaohs.
The scientists in charge, led by a forensic pathologist, prepared the corpse in the same way as the Egyptians did 3,000 years ago. They removed the internal organs except for the heart and brain and placed the body in a salt bath for a month. They then dried the corpse in a specially equipped room and wrapped it in linen cloth to protect it from light and insects. According to Spiegel.de, the documentation of the whole thing will be shown on British television on Monday.
Do people really want to see it? After all, it's for a good cause - science will certainly be pleased. And it's not really bad for the mummy either - it makes no difference to him, the man is said to have said before he died. He won't feel it. Hopefully he really won't feel it, the looks of the countless people sitting in front of the TV, drinking beer, eating potato chips and watching him grow older and older.
