X-Message-Number: 19502 Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2002 19:25:33 -0700 From: Olaf Henny <> Subject: Question: What is the biggest thing revived to date? References: <> As an argument for discussion: I like the comparison of cryonics with aviation. One hundred years ago it was as 'absurd' to believe something as large as a carriage could actually lift off the ground and fly, as cryonics is today. Then the biggest thing that could fly was a bird (The first tentative powered flights by the Wright Brothers took part in 1903), now it's a jumbo jet. Now the biggest living thing, which can be successfully revived is - what? Anything much bigger than an embryo? A nematode? Should not the probable conclusion be, that in 100 years we will be able to freeze and revive a human head? A body? Add a few more decades for scientists to untangle the mess we are making with today's technology or the lack of it, and you cannot deny, that the possibility for revival exists even for us. Best, Olaf Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=19502