X-Message-Number: 22632 References: <> Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2003 15:50:02 +0200 (CEST) Subject: Re: Alcor From: "D. den Otter" <> > Message #22630 > From: "Basie" <> > > "Sadly, I may need a contingency plan if the Larry > Johnson fiasco continues to mushroom." > > Where will you go? If Alcor is closed there will no more suspensions > anywhere. It is probable time to look at chemical suspensions. If nanobots > can fix damage due to freezing they should have no problems with cross > linking. Indeed. As always: http://www.transtopia.org/plastination.html There are various chemical, freeze drying & mixed options, some of which could be relatively cheap and easy to implement. In all cases handling, storage, and (emergency) transportation would be a piece of cake compared to cryonics. Without the LN2 component, it should be much easier to move underground if so required, become a secret immortalist society of sorts (yes, a "cult". So what?). Theoretically at least, anyone with a regular freezer (and even this is optional) and some guts could maintain chemically preserved brains. Hell, you could even hide the airtight, urn-like containers in graves or crypts, or bury them in permafrost somewhere. Chemical preservation offers superior flexibility, that's for sure, and pricing could be as low as $1,000 per brain. No matter how the current crisis turns out, isn't it about time to start diverting some resources towards backup / low budget options? Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=22632