The Human Body as Chemical Factory
Posted on Monday 26 June 2006
The picture comes from an old text book (The Miracle of Life edited by Harold Wheeler, Odhams Press London, 1941). I remember spending hours gawking at this picture as a child, tracing the pipes round and round, marvelling at the miniature men and tiny machines.
Of course, the "Dustbin for waste" at the bottom was a huge laugh for me and the friends I showed it to. Nothing pleases your average primary school kid more than a bit of toilet humour .
