Mushroom Death Suit!!!

[3113]

Okay, this is a wacky one and I make no claims to it's validity. But, wow, what a science fiction story!

Bioartist Jae Rhim Lee has invented a flesh-eating Mushroom Death Suit.

It's exactly what it sounds like. Since 2008, Lee has been culturing mushrooms to decompose her flesh, hair, nails, and other body parts.

According to the CDC, we have 219 toxic chemicals in our bodies that end up back in the eco-system when we die no matter what we do. So we keep polluting even after we die....Lee's mushroom death suit is an alternate burial system that uses mushrooms to decompose and clean toxins in our bodies. See the crocheted netting on the garment? That is embedded with mushroom spores. She's been developing a new strain of fungus, the Infinity Mushroom, that feeds on and remediates the industrial toxins we store in our bodies, converting them efficiently into nutrients.

Full story here.

 

[sr71plt]

This happens even if we're cremated?

I misread the title as "Mushroom Death Slut"--which I think is a more interesting topic.

 

[mynameisben]

Okay, this is a wacky one and I make no claims to it's validity. But, wow, what a science fiction story!


Full story here.

I wish they had a suit like that available to rent when I threw my new years eve party last week. I'd have worn it. I'm a fungi.

 

[olivemarie]

I heard about Jae Rhim Lee a while back. If you get the chance, check out her TedTalk.

 

[3113]

I misread the title as "Mushroom Death Slut"--which I think is a more interesting topic.

Different plot bunny

 

[voluptuary_manque]

"Feed me, Seymour, feed me!"

 

[3113]

"Feed me, Seymour, feed me!"

LOL!

http://www.manchestereventsguide.co.uk/img/full/pop/little-shop-of-horrors-feature.jpg

Certainly looks like a mushroom to me!

 

[OzoneRed]

So, could the Infinity Mushroom be used to clean up toxic waste sites?

 

[voluptuary_manque]

Only toxic cemeteries, I'd guess.

 

[TE999]

Shrooms! They're not just for salads and getting high anymore.