If you can say you’ve never been interested in the benefits of snot, the inside of a nose, or how vomit works, then don’t go to the new Grossology: the Impolite Science of the Human Body exhibit at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.But if you can say that, you’re probably lying.The exhibit, which opened Oct. 7 and runs through Jan. 1, is fun and engaging for all ages. Though the exhibit has been criticized as lowbrow humor (the kidney section is titled Urine: The Game), the contingent of children and I touring at the same time had a blast.Not only was it a surprising amount of fun to play Gas Attack, the pinball game that culminates in a climactic fart when enough points have been earned, I truly learned a lot. Far from disgusting me, I thought the exhibit provided a great way for kids to learn how their bodies work in a very hands-on, educational environment. It also provided a chance for parents explain the “gross” facts of life with wonderful animatronic visual aids.For example, my favorite segment was the visual on digestion. Standing behind a counter, a mirror in front of you shows a color “X-ray” of how the inside of your body digests food, with a useful voice explaining away in the background. It was a very clever way to show children the important processes your body undergoes every day. I got a kick out of watching wide-eyed little children watch what the inside of “their” body was doing in the mirror.One of my major problems with exhibits geared toward kids is that they don’t teach children anything they want to know. Grossology definitely didn’t have that problem. Another highlight was the section on the strange noises that our bodies make. Sure, it’s great to teach children about what is good and bad for their bodies, but what makes our tummies growl like that? To answer the question, the exhibit had a torso of a man with buttons on the parts of the bodies that make noises. Behind him, as with all the exhibits, was a wall explaining everything in detail. I stopped at literally every exhibit in the place, completely fascinated by the unusual displays and fun games. The scene in the exhibit room was vaguely reminiscent of Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory, with all of its bells, whistles, and unearthly noises.A few other highlights were the vomit exhibit, where a giant-size system and pressure knobs replicate sickness, a faucet-faced robot showcasing snot, and the gift shop, which sold intensely magnified fuzzy versions of the common cold, mono, and various other diseases.My only complaint would be that the robotic replicas of people were almost too gruesome. Though in a way it fit in with the colors and nature of the exhibit, the people should not have been so ugly as to be hard to look at. Other than that, I think that Grossology will get kids to the museum and more importantly, teach them something they want to know in a way they will understand and enjoy. Though some critics say that the unappetizing nature of the exhibit is too lowbrow a way to get kids interested in science, I think that in our very visual culture, it will do just fine. If you go to Grossology, you’ll enjoy yourself, learn something in spite of yourself, plus you get to give a robot enough to elicit a very satisfying belch.