X-Message-Number: 26880
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 17:32:35 -0600
From: anthony <>
Subject: The cold, hard facts on cryonics

Such is the breathtaking pace of modern scientific advancement that in 
the three short years since the technicians at the Alcor Life Extension 
Foundation famously severed baseball star Ted Williams' head from his 
torso and deep-froze the parts for anticipated resurrection at some 
future date, there have been a number of improvements to the 
preservation process.

Antifreeze much better than anything in your car is now pumped into a 
client's corpse. State-of-the-art cooling techniques are used to chill 
the body parts down to minus 320 degrees Fahrenheit before they are 
stored inside tall stainless steel tanks that look like they might have 
come from a microbrewery. The battered bicycle helmet that used to be 
strapped onto the deceased's head during the cooling phase is soon to be 
replaced with something more clinical-looking.

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http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/health/chi-0508220106aug22,0,5333622.story?coll=sfla-news-science

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