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Hop Aboard the Cryonics Express! Friday, Nov 9 2007 

images Michael Anissimov 5:19 am

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15 Responses to “Hop Aboard the Cryonics Express!”

1. Khannea Suntzu Says:
   November 9th, 2007 at 8:13 am

   …that would be murder!

2. Kaj Sotala Says:
   November 9th, 2007 at 8:49 am

   Where’s that from?

3. Utilitarian Says:
   November 9th, 2007 at 9:52 am

   Futurama.

4. Kaj Sotala Says:
   November 9th, 2007 at 11:32 am

   Ah. Thought it might be from the look of it, but wasn’t sure.

5. Jeriaska Says:
   November 9th, 2007 at 12:38 pm

   If it said you can solve all your medical problems by freezing them, they might be onto something.

6. Forward Observer Says:
   November 10th, 2007 at 11:08 am

   Has a human or animal been successfully unfrozen yet? That would be my criterion for taking this seriously.

7. Michael Anissimov Says:
   November 10th, 2007 at 4:41 pm

   Use your own brain to figure out whether it should be technologically possible, in principle, to revive a cryonics patient.

8. Anne Says:
   November 11th, 2007 at 3:47 am

   There are some species of frogs that freeze in the winter, thaw out in the spring and are able to survive the whole thing. They have special chemicals in their cells that act like antifreeze. So Nature’s already found a way of doing it…

9. Forward Observer Says:
   November 11th, 2007 at 10:17 pm

   Thank you for the example.

10. MCP2012 Says:
    November 12th, 2007 at 5:24 pm

    Michael (A.): You can help with this (i.e., probably provide more detail…), but: Wasn’t a mouse frozen—albeit NOT to liquid nitrogen temp—about 3 or 4 yrs ago, suspended in that state for *several* HOURS, then revived? And didn’t the same group then do it with a beagle dog? Or is that urban legend (so to speak…)?

    If this is true then progress is indeed being achieved…And, of course, now there’s vitrification…

11. Michael Anissimov Says:
    November 12th, 2007 at 5:30 pm

    Yeah MCP, I heard that did happen, although I can’t track down the reference. I know that a cat has been taken down below freezing point and then revived, but I think it had brain damage and died shortly after revival. If you could track down the mouse reference that’d be great, “mouse liquid nitrogen” on Google isn’t bringing up much.

12. Nick Tarleton Says:
    November 12th, 2007 at 6:17 pm

    This? Not even below freezing, but cool and potentially useful.

13. Kurzweil is Wrong Says:
    November 16th, 2007 at 10:15 pm

    Cryonics is the only chance we have at life extension, as SENS won’t come until 2101, long after we are all frozen.

14. Michael Anissimov Says:
    November 18th, 2007 at 6:59 pm

    Wow, 2101, how did you know?

    With such specific prediction dates, you sound like your anti-namesake…

    I like how you say “long after we’re all frozen” instead of “long after we’re all dead”, though.

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