X-Message-Number: 32706 Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 07:02:21 -0700 Subject: Re: A proposal for a cryonic grave From: Keith Henson <> On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 2:00 AM, Roko Mijic <> wrote: snip > However, it > is not clear whether such a vacuum could feasibly and reliably be > maintained for 100 years. Further investigation is required. Sorry to say but the answer is no. At least not at the current state of the art. Over decades of time hydrogen leaks into the vacuum right through the metal walls. The dewars Alcor uses have to be pumped out once in a while. Keith Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=32706