X-Message-Number: 7400 From: (Jen1orbit) Newsgroups: sci.cryonics Subject: Full Body vs. Head Only suspension Date: 31 Dec 1996 22:51:21 GMT Hello, I'm new to the cryonics idea, just learned about this subject from a documentary on cable tv about a month ago. I have a question: Am I correct in assuming that the *only* advantage to doing a head only suspension is financial?? It seems to me that there is absolutely no other *advantage* to the head only option. Is this correct? Presumably, 300 or so years from now, when and if reanimation becomes possible, the doctors and scientists will be in a much better position to sever the head from the body, if they deem it wise. Right now, doctors & cryonicists have no idea of *exactly* what steps will be necessary in order to reanimate a frozen person. Therefore, it is quite possible that severing the head now, right after death, might cause a very big problem for the scientists 300 years from now, because today we are just *guessing* about what specific reanimation techniques & procedures will be available in the future. So, if there are good reasons to choose a head only suspension, other than the financial reasons, please explain those reasons to me. Thanks! Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=7400