X-Message-Number: 17352 Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 13:45:32 +0000 From: Kennita Watson <> Subject: Losing poll? I think not! Simn Carter wrote: > It appears we cryonicists are losing the vote on the Scientific American > site: http://www.sciam.com You call this losing?? I call it f***ing incredible! What I saw was: >Would you be cryogenically preserved in hopes >that a cure for your ailment might be >found in the future? > >Yes 36% > >No 64% > >Total number of votes: 2444 (holding steady from the percentage at 2001 votes!) What that means is that while fewer than .000001% of people are signed up for cryonics as many as 36% are open to the idea. Even allowing for factors in people exposed to the poll, I call that a major memetic breakthrough, and a sign that maybe an ad campaign is called for! -- May you live long and prosper, Kennita -- Kennita Watson | Way Cool Internet Radio: http://www.live365.com | http://www.kennita.com | Great Minds Think Alive! -- Lee Corbin Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=17352