At the Carnegie Science Center, 15 former Chinese citizens have been brought in to help educate the people of Pittsburgh about the human body. It's a highly emotionally-charged endeavor that has caused excitement for some and utter horror for others.

Did we mention the participants in the exhibit are dead?

The newest attraction, "Bodies - The Exhibition," is treading very closely to being a gruesome carnival attraction like the "Bearded Lady" or "Lobster Boy."

Under the guise of science, 15 cadavers from China have been preserved in a silicone rubber compound and posed in various positions. The cadavers are also peeled in a variety of ways to showcase muscles, organs and the skeletal system of the human body. While it is admittedly a unique and potentially educational experience, the notion of humans on display has caused an uproar in some religious circles.

Not all people are going to go see this attraction for educational purposes. Some are going to come to view the attraction simply because of the morbid fact that this "exhibit" is actual dead human beings.

Cadavers used to teach budding young doctors lifesaving techniques is one thing, but to pose a deceased person in a soccer pose or swinging a tennis racquet is quite another.

With all that is available in the way of high-tech gadgetry, special effects and synthetic materials, couldn't the same effect be reached by creating artificial beings? After all, it's just for looking at, it's not like the skin and bone has to be the same consistency as what would be needed to simulate surgery or medical procedures.

When looking for a way to spend a rainy afternoon, are parents going to pack up their SUV and their 2.5 kids and head to the science center where they have to explain to little Billy how these are dead human carcasses preserved like wax dummies for all to gawk at for years to come? Are people actually going to spend their hard-earned greenbacks to give their children nightmares?

Good luck getting those kids to sleep that night.