X-Message-Number: 23554 Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 09:18:40 -0800 (PST) From: Scott Badger <> Subject: Re: #23548 'Miracle' boys defy death under the ice > From: "Aschwin de Wolf" > <> > Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2004 12:04:44 -0500 > > 'Miracle' boys defy death under the ice > > http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=238102004 > > CLARE CHAPMAN IN VIENNA > > TWO boys who were clinically dead for more than an > hour after falling > through ice into a frozen lake in Austria have been > brought back to life. I don't profess to fully understanding the technology underlying cryonics, so correct me if I'm wrong but ... does this story really have anything to do with cryonics? Every once in while I see an article like this posted to Cryonet. The poster usually appears to be trying to provide information that supports the idea of cryonics and give us all reason for optimism. But I fail to see what these low-temperature clinical death stories have to do with cryonics. After all, when I deanimate I'm not going to be reanimated by some paramedic's attempt to resuscitate me. The fact that mammals can survive the temperatures described in the story above seems to me to have little to do with our ability to survive the temperatures used in cryonic suspensions. It's not that I lack optimism. I just don't like the idea that stories like this may mislead others and represent only false hope. Best regards, ===== Scott Badger, Ph.D. Assistant Professor University of Idaho __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what you re looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=23554