Scientists bring dogs back to life - Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community

kermitology · 06-27-2005, 01:22 PM

I'm confused how this doesn't cause any kind of brain damage..

I-Hate-Hulse · 06-27-2005, 01:29 PM

Yeah, but will it help me wake up for mornings?.... god I hate mornings....

(/hammers snooze again...)

Mean Mr. Mustard · 06-27-2005, 01:49 PM

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Originally posted by I-Hate-Hulse@Jun 27 2005, 12:29 PM
Yeah, but will it help me wake up for mornings?.... god I hate mornings....

(/hammers snooze again...)

Posted: Jun 27 2005, 01:29 PM

RougeUnderoos · 06-27-2005, 02:24 PM

Boffins -- what can't they do?

Nice effect with the picture of the snarling wolf to add just the right amount of scarocity.

RougeUnderoos · 06-27-2005, 02:47 PM

I had to look it up. Apparently a military scientist doubles as a boffin.

Kidder · 06-27-2005, 02:55 PM

My question is where is PETA in all this?

These boffins are actually killing these dogs.

sebbie · 06-27-2005, 03:45 PM

oh dear god, i come on calgary puck to get my mind of putin my dog down and i read this. hold on bowser papa's coming. really i didnt know how hard it would be to put a dog down. the look they give you beggin for help, and then just like that the eyes turn dead and its all over. its like a knife in my gut. bringin dogs back to life? wow whats wrong with people, just face the fact that life is short.

on a side note, its bein a few hours, i held my dog as he went..... but i dont feel anything. to anyone who had to do this before, should i be expecting a "sinking in" moment in the next few hours? or am i just a robot?

Phanuthier · 06-27-2005, 04:56 PM

I had a friend who left her window openm for the weekend (this is in December, Edmonton, -50) and froze her fish in a fish tank, the entire fishtank was a block of ice for 2 days. But, somehow (don't explain it to me, bio nerds, it remains funnier this way) they melted the fish tank ice cube and brought the fish back to life.

FlamesAddiction · 06-27-2005, 05:09 PM

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Originally posted by Phanuthier@Jun 27 2005, 10:56 PM
I had a friend who left her window openm for the weekend (this is in December, Edmonton, -50) and froze her fish in a fish tank, the entire fishtank was a block of ice for 2 days. But, somehow (don't explain it to me, bio nerds, it remains funnier this way) they melted the fish tank ice cube and brought the fish back to life.

Oh yeah, it happens. My grandfather used to freeze his bait minnows, and every once in a while some would come back after they were unthawthed.

I think it has something to do with being cold blooded. Their biological functions are not dependent on a specific temperature window. Lowering the temperature just lowers their metabolism. That is, until you go down to far and tissue damage occurs.

Phanuthier · 06-27-2005, 05:15 PM

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Originally posted by FlamesAddiction+Jun 27 2005, 11:09 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (FlamesAddiction @ Jun 27 2005, 11:09 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Phanuthier@Jun 27 2005, 10:56 PM
I had a friend who left her window openm for the weekend (this is in December, Edmonton, -50) and froze her fish in a fish tank, the entire fishtank was a block of ice for 2 days. But, somehow (don't explain it to me, bio nerds, it remains funnier this way) they melted the fish tank ice cube and brought the fish back to life.

Oh yeah, it happens. My grandfather used to freeze his bait minnows, and every once in a while some would come back after they were unthawthed.

I think it has something to do with being cold blooded. Their biological functions are not dependent on a specific temperature window. Lowering the temperature just lowers their metabolism. That is, until you go down to far and tissue damage occurs. [/b][/quote]
Dammit, what did I just say? DON'T EXPLAIN IT TO ME! :angry:

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Looger · 06-27-2005, 05:41 PM

all i wonder is,

this science seems headed for freezing humans for the future,

besides museum curiosities and the odd joke why would anyone in the future thaugh out people frozen today?

spydermal · 06-27-2005, 05:44 PM

Sorry to hear about your dog.

RougeUnderoos · 06-27-2005, 06:02 PM

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Originally posted by Looger@Jun 27 2005, 05:41 PM
all i wonder is,

this science seems headed for freezing humans for the future,

besides museum curiosities and the odd joke why would anyone in the future thaugh out people frozen today?

I guess it would be sort of a "museum curiosity" type deal but I'd bet all sorts of science types and historians would love to have a living breathing person from say (randomly) the 10th century around today.

Linguists, geneticists, nutritionists, theologians... that kind of thing.

Did you ever see Encino Man? Wild stuff.

Agamemnon · 06-27-2005, 07:36 PM

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Originally posted by Looger@Jun 27 2005, 11:41 PM
all i wonder is,

this science seems headed for freezing humans for the future,

besides museum curiosities and the odd joke why would anyone in the future thaugh out people frozen today?

Contractual Obligation? (assuming capitalism and private property are still thriving...)

sebbie · 06-27-2005, 08:36 PM

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Originally posted by spydermal@Jun 27 2005, 04:44 PM
Sorry to hear about your dog.

thanks, he had cancer and was in alot of pain. so its better of for everyone. i just didnt realize how bad it is to put a pup down. or at least how bad it is to see them die. well thats life, ill see him sooner or later.

Hack&Lube · 06-27-2005, 10:33 PM

Like the other poster said, I don't know how this didn't cause any kind of brain damage. Was the ice-cold salt solution able to prevent any deterioration in the brain because once it's deprived of oxygen, even for a few minutes, the brain can be very easily damaged.

IE: That firefighters trapped in burning house, deprived of oxygen for minutes that ended up in a coma and not reawakening for 10 years.

I_H8_Crawford · 06-27-2005, 11:07 PM

Dawn of the Dead isn't so far away...

And for those wondering why we would want to thaw someone from the past years in the future... just watch Futurama - hilarity all around for the people of the future!

Hack&Lube · 06-28-2005, 08:41 PM

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Originally posted by Kidder@Jun 27 2005, 02:55 PM
My question is where is PETA in all this?

These boffins are actually killing these dogs.

PETA IS BEING BUSY KILLING THOUSANDS OF ANIMALS!

Before you complain about experimenting on animals, heck…at least PETA didn’t get their hands on the dogs.

http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/stori...605/24peta.html

At least these guys brought them back to life. PETA has been taking in animals and killing them instead of finding them homes. Think twice about everything people.

Neeper · 06-28-2005, 10:10 PM

You mean you guys have never caught a frog, and put in the freezer? Thaw them and they are back to life. Quite cool.

Edit: I jusdt thought of something else. Will we finally have answer to the life long question: Is there life after death? I don't mean being brought back to life, but I mean religiously.