X-Message-Number: 1980
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 93 00:14:56 CST
From:  (Will Dye)
Subject: CRYONICS - The Lurker Speaks

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I've been a lurker on Cryonet for some time now.  There is much I
have to say, but for now, I just have some quick questions:

How cheap could cryogenic storage get if we assumed a huge
economy of scale?  I only need the costs of facility construction
and maintenance, not perfusion.  By "huge economy of scale", I
mean a point where the cost curve has flattened out -- probably
big enough to start using old salt mines, etc. as facility
locations, with their own LN2 production.  I realize that the
estimate would be pure speculation at this point.

Facility construction cost per cubic meter:
Maintenance cost per cubic meter per year:

Thanks in advance, 
--Will

P.S.  Regarding the angst of the last several months, see my sig
quote.  IMO, no major political movement gets started without a
hard core of true believers, but no movement can grow into major
proportions until it first becomes a broad, bickering coalition. 

 -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
  William L. Dye                   Relax. The chaos around you
                     is the fire        
  Disclaimer:  I lied.               in the engine of ideas.  

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