X-Message-Number: 16536 From: "John de Rivaz" <> References: <> Subject: Reply to Epstein [Mike Perry] Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:45:30 +0100 > #16504: Reply to Epstein #16482 [Mike Perry]>>>>>>> I'm not expert in mausoleums and crypts but I've heard that unembalmed bodies stored above ground must be in hermetically sealed containers if stored more than a few days. You cannot do that with liquid nitrogen; it has to have a place to go as it evaporates and expands over 700 times in volume. (Or if you had a tremendously strong vessel that could contain the evaporating liquid, your contents would warm up to ambient temperature and defeat your purpose.) <<<<<<< Surely a hermetically sealed container could contain the body and then the whole system (container with body inside) could be immersed in liquid nortogen? -- Sincerely, John de Rivaz: http://www.deRivaz.com my homepage links to Longevity Report, Fractal Report, music, Inventors' report, an autobio and various other projects: http://www.geocities.com/longevityrpt http://www.autopsychoice.com - http://www.cryonics-europe.org - http://www.porthtowan.com Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=16536