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Ted Williams. First person in Major League baseball to hit 400 in a single season, and has the highest career batting average for anyone with 500 or more home runs, you know, no big deal. So Hall of Fame, Baseball star, Ted Williams was cryogenically frozen in 2002. The plan with this Cryogenics patient was the same as any other; be frozen, wake up later, continue living their life. That’s not exactly how Ted’s experience with cryogenics went.
It went something like this: his head was separated from his body, and then he was specially treated and cooled to temperatures that are proper for Cryogenics. After that his head was store in a steel can filled with liquid nitrogen. According to Sports Illustrated Ted’s head was, “shaved, drilled with holes, accidently cracked 10 times, and used as batting practice” according to some Alcor Life Extension Foundation. Williams’’ Head was also supposedly hit with a monkey wrench repeatedly. Sports Illustrated said that according to a taped conversation between former Alcor chief operating officer Larry Johnson and a board adviser, eight DNA samples among 182 taken from Williams are missing without explanation.
Williams’ Head is now being contained in a “neurocan” according to Sports Illustrated. Also acording to many online resources the Williams’ family still owes the Alcor Life Extension Foundation $111,000, because they have only paid $25,000 of the $136,000 owed. The remaining $136,000 has not yet been paid but Alcor is trying to get the money from Williams’ youngest son who is refusing to pay. Thanks for reading! What do you think about this Ted Williams mishap? Voice your opinion in the comment box, I’d love to hear!
Wow, we need them to collect OUR bills!
ReplyDeletePretty scary stuff, who would even think to freeze their head only? :)
ReplyDeletewow...I agree...pretty scary stuff...with all the people truly suffering in the world, couldn't even $25,000 be better spent? Could you imagine if that was your dad? Life is a gift...our time here is a gift...our time with the Lord after we die is a gift that I truly hold onto trusting that it will be better than anything I can imagine.
ReplyDeleteWOW! I think he's lost his head! that's crazy stuff, I bet he's going to need some extra strenght Bayer if they every bring him back. thanks, I really enjoyed this post
ReplyDeleteKirsten-this is posted for Ms. Meredith, her computer was not cooperating for her post. Her comment was "If methodology hasn't improved since 2002 and this story is typical, I say 'no thanks' to cryogenics!"
ReplyDeleteSounds as if the technology is far from ready,if it ever should be.
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