CibbuanoSuspended animation with the smell of rotten eggs
April 3rd 2008 10:10
Oh, don't worry... it's not actual garbage. It's just these freaky scientists, who have figured out that you can put animals in suspended animation using hydrogen sulfide, the stink from sewers and bad eggs.
"Hydrogen sulfide appears to be the substance to induce a deep trance to humans, and allowing them to remain alive in a frozen environment and, this way, to stay young for years."
The exposure to the right amount of H2S puts the body in a type of hibernation, slowing the metabolism down to the point where the core body temperature of the animal is the same as the environment.
After being awoken, there seem to be no side effects... in mice.
Who wants to step up and be the first one to try this? Bloggers have suggested the obvious applications, space travel, but a few have mentioned suspending people with terminal illnesses, reviving them when we've found the cure.
Hell, I'd like to see the future! Hopefully, it's full of zesty, scantily-dressed babes, like optimistic science fiction would have you believe.
*this image is from rose.ph
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