You know, when you think of it, life is actually tubing.

I went to see the Body Worlds II exhibition by Gunther von Hagens. On one stand there was a whole gastrointestinal tract exhibited, from tongue to rectum. It made me think that we actually are just long worms but with external organs added to the tube. I also participated in a clinical trial on gastric reflux involving the insertion of a nasogastric tube that we had to wear for 24 hours.

After that it seems that adding a few foot length of tubing doesn't look so artificial.