Family and friends of the late Don Herbert, aka Mr. Wizard, were shocked when his will revealed his wishes for the treatment of his earthly remains. An educational icon for both the baby boomer generation and their children, Mr. Wizard used the new medium of television in the 1950's to show children that science doesn't have to be all lab coats and bunsen burners, but can be found all around us and explored with common tools found in the kitchen.
The Last Will and Testement of Mr. Herbert specifically states that he wants his body preserved in a glass bottle whose neck opening is only half the width of his body. This recalls a popular experiment from his show where an unboiled egg is sucked into a bottle via the vacuum produced by a piece of paper burning all the oxygen within the bottle. "Not only is it highly unusual," stated coroner Max Gilbert. "But, given the fact that the human body has many more joints and corners than an egg, it could wind up being extremely messy."
It seems ironic that perhaps the best person to anticipate how this experiment will fare would be the late Mr. Herbert himself. As of press time, Mr. Herbert's family still hadn't decided if they were going to use a clear bottle, or an amber one in the design of his favorite beer, Pyramid IPA.
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