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Visible man: SmartLab’s “You Explore It: Human Body”
By Jeremiah | November 13, 2008 | 4 comments / Join the conversation!
A "visible man" is about the best substitute I know of for having an actual cadaver in your home, and saves on freezer space. This one, by SmartLab, comes with a 32-page book featuring information about organs and the body systems covered (skeletal, vascular, and muscular) and, crucially, tells you how to put the organs back into the body after pulling them all out. Of course, you can also just stuff them in there, and you can jam the tweezers in the body cavity, too!
At four, I have to admit Z is far more interested in torturing this poor mini-man by making him wear his diaphragm as a hat. I'm looking forward to getting some seriously productive use out of this model in the next year or so. The book walks through the process of food digestion, which any ravenous kid should be able to relate to once their attention span catches up with their mental capacity.
The man comes with a stand so he can be displayed when not in use. Available for $27 on Amazon.com.
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One of my most precious toys was a “Visible Man” in 1960. I even painted the polystyrene organs bright colors I thought were anatomically correct [my choices are pretty funny in hindsight]. This toy really started my childhood dream to become a doctor.
This toy looks almost the same as it did 47 years ago, but it looks like the organs now are softer, the limbs have muscles, and the INTESTINES EVEN UNWIND!!! How cool is that?!!!
I would strongly discourage you from leaving the forceps inside the patient, however. BIG LAWSUIT!!!
These used to freak me out as a child, especially the visible woman with the baby in utero. Maybe my child will actually use this. The unwinding intestines are a big draw. I still remember an intestine-length visualization exercise from the 4th grade and it BLEW MY MIND! Those things are long.
Any ideas what this is made of?
Steph, we don’t usually check with toys intended for children out of the “I’m gonna put this in my mouth” phase unless they are bath items, where we are also concerned about chemical leaching.
My guess would be that the shell is made of polycarbonate and at least some of the organs are made of PVC.
Someone should most definitely make a “softie” or felted version of this. Do you hear me, Waldorf crafters? We will shout your name from the rooftops!