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From the Vault: Science in the House of Wax

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

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Are You Going to Remember Your Body at the Moment of Death?

Back in roman days, you would see wax sometimes used to preserve the features of a deceased person. The resulting death massf they created would then be used as a source for use in other artistic works. But by the 18 hundreds, a we saw a change. The mass became sought after in and of themselves, the creation of this life like a face. And the resulting plaster or metal version of the face was used as an object of remembrance in and of itself.

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