Talk:James Bedford
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[edit] Viable
"In May 1991, his body's condition was evaluated when he was moved to a new dewar" Dewar?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.210.115.196 (talk • contribs).
- Probably shorthand for dewar flask, which I changed to "storage place" not knowing where exactly he was moved to. Although I did feel tempted to chop the whole sentence out because it reads like it's half-finished - his body was re-examined, then what? Kimchi.sg 05:33, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
- More info please! Is his body still viable? Bobo12345 00:23, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
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- The condition of his body has apparently not changed since he was frozen in 1967. Very little molecular motion occurs at cryogenic temperatures. The main change to the condition of his brain since the time of his legal death would be due to freezing damage, since the perfusion of cryoprotectants was very primative (no vitrification). Whether or not he can be reanimated depends on the capacity of future science to solve the jigsaw puzzle of restoring the brain to its original condition before the freezing damage. Some deny that science will ever be able to do this, others claim that nanotechnology will make it possible. Other technologies will be required to rejuvenate him to a youthful condition. --GirlForLife 17:27, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] Dead or Alive
Was he dead or alive when frozen?
If dead, it would present extreme difficulties reviving him when the technology exists, compared to reviving a person frozen when living.
If alive, assuming someone else rather than himself froze him, wouldn't it legally qualify as murder?
- Seems from the referenced source he was frozen immediately following his death. I added this to the article. (As for how they would get him back to life again, I have not the faintest idea.) Suede 08:45, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
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- Presumably, that will be a Solved Problem in The Future. DS 00:05, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
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- His heart was stopped, so he was legally dead. But his brain cells and brain structure had not yet decayed/decomposed. So legal death may not mean irreversible death. For more on this subject see Clinical death and Information theoretical death. --GirlForLife 17:27, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
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