Some Scav Hunt items are more obvious than others. Item 214 simply says, “22818877@N06” with no mention of points, while #140 invites you to Journey to the center of GoogleEarth (Mac Edition). [3 points].
Item # 108 is a bit more straightforward, if still daunting: “Mummify something. Properly, with documentation of each step” [15 points]. It is this task that has fourth-year Janelle Pisarik slaving awaying in the kitchen of the Max West commons, working to embalm a five-inch rat.
The rat, which Pisarik bought and disembowled, is currently sitting on a pan in the oven, buried under a healthy helping of salt. Next to it, in smaller clumps, are the creature’s intestines, liver, stomach, and lungs. As per custom, these will be embalmed separately in placed in jars for the after-life. She has interpreted the item as requiring proper Egyptian mummification, and so when the embalming is complete, she will painstakingly wrap the rat in strips of cloth.
For now, the heat will help the salt “suck up the juices,” she says. More specifically, it will dry up the corpse for proper preservation. Without the benefit of the fierce Saharan sun, an oven will have to suffice.
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May 11, 2008 at 3:18 am
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Rhema Hokama
I’m convinced Scav Hunt just isn’t vegan friendly. Unlimited Jell-o?