1967 65438+ 10/2. Professor Bedford, the richest man in the United States, died of heart failure. When he received the bad news of his death, the medical staff rushed to the scene immediately. They race against time. First, they injected anticoagulant drugs into Professor Bedford's body, then drained his blood and coated it with antifreeze: dimethyl sulfoxide.
In fact, Professor Robert Eitinger has been studying cryonics technology all his life, but everything stays at the theoretical level. Later, he made some progress through one experiment after another on animals and plants. There are indeed examples of resurrection after cryopreservation, but we must know that people are different from animals and plants after all, and successful experiments on animals may not work on people.
First of all, some creatures in nature have the function of suspended animation, which has evolved over hundreds of millions of years. The human body itself does not have this function and structure. It's really a bit like a fantasy to realize. Therefore, in order to further prove the reliability of coming back to life after cryonics experiments, Professor Robert Eitinger urgently needs to find someone who believes in him, is willing to devote himself to his experiments, and can afford subsequent cryonics experiments.
Because of this, Professor Bedford and Professor Robert hit it off. They agreed on everything and waited quietly for that day to come. 1967 65438+1October 12. This is the medical team prepared in advance when Professor Bedford died. Bedford was frozen at that time. 199 1 year, the Cryopreservation Foundation specially sent experts to conduct a physical examination of Bedford, which was frozen that year. After inspection, it was found that except for slight redness and swelling in the upper body, it was basically the same as before freezing, but it was not serious.
When thawing, the brain tissue was necrotic and the resurrection failed. His body was kept in the freezing company until 20 17. It was originally the agreed thawing date, and the time has passed 50 years. However, after many experts inspected the site, the team in charge of freezing actually never thought about unfreezing Bedford. What's the problem?
In fact, Bedford died of stomach cancer in those years. Today, cancer is still an incurable disease in human history, and there is basically no good way to solve it. If found early, there is still a way, but Bedford was in the late stage of gastric cancer, so even if he was resurrected, he would still be worse than death.
In addition, it is said that Bedford's head tissue frozen for many years has been completely necrotic. Even if it thaws, it won't help. Can only be perfunctory under the pretext of not being able to revive. Some lawyers have also sued the former freezing company, thinking that they are only using the gimmick of cryonics to seek benefits.
In fact, besides Professor Robert Eitinger, there is also a key figure named Robert Nelson. He is the actual operator of Bedford cryonics experiment and an expert in cryonics. His teacher is Robert Eitinger.
Bedford was a little caught off guard when he died. After signing the contract, Anzhi Bedford's capsule construction plan has started. However, after Bedford's death, the space capsule for storing Bedford's remains was still under construction in the factory, so the treated Bedford's remains were first put in a dry refrigerator, and two weeks later they were officially sent to the previously scheduled space capsule, that is, a liquid nitrogen stainless steel tank at-0/96℃.
Later, Bedford's body was not lying in one place, but turned over several times. The $654.38 million+left by Bedford in that year has also been exhausted. Later, Bedford's son suspected that Nelson and others had cheated his father and asked for thawing and burial. Later, Nelson was smart enough to lose the lawsuit and compensate them for $400,000 as supplementary frozen funds. In other words, so far, Bedford has spent nearly $500,000 on freezing the remains.
From 65438 to 0982, Bedford's body was entrusted to the Alcoa Life Research Foundation, which continues to this day. In fact, the key of cryonics experiment is not cryopreservation, but resurrection. Resurrection of the body is relatively simple, in fact, it is to restore cell activity. But after the human brain is frozen, even if the activity of brain cells is restored, how can consciousness be revived? This is the key of cryonics experiment.
Now there is indeed a refrigeration mechanism in the world, and with the development of refrigeration technology, the cost is further reduced. It costs $80,000 to preserve a human head and $200,000 to ensure a complete body, but other institutions will offer lower prices, and some only need $ 654.38+0 to $30,000. But can this really be revived?
In fact, once a person dies, no matter what you once owned, even if you made a will, or how much wealth you once owned and left behind, it doesn't make much sense. Even the son of a billionaire wants to thaw his father's body and bury it, let alone be a normal person.
Moreover, according to many workers who have been exposed to cryonics experiments, the most difficult thing for cryonics is actually to get the consent of family members. Even if the deceased left a will before his death, many problems can't be realized if the family doesn't agree.
Therefore, instead of doing useless work after death and giving your body to others, it is better to enjoy life while you are still alive, maintain healthy living habits, have a positive and optimistic attitude, strengthen physical exercise, and eat a reasonable and balanced diet, which can also maintain a long life. If you can live to be over 65,438+000 years old, in fact, for most people, you have no regrets in your life. Why do you have to feel it again in the world?
Even so, if you have the chance to live to be over 100 years old, perhaps many diseases at that time will no longer exist, and the experimental technology of cryonics is mature. It's not too late to choose again. Living in the present and every day now is actually a great happiness.