From: brent.allsop@attbi.com
Date: Thu Sep 19 2002 - 14:49:32 MDT
CNN has a servey asking which prize you would chose:
http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/science/09/19/offer.freeze/
It's currently running 27% for cryonics and 73% for the
trip to Hawaii.
Not bad!
Brent Allsop
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> 1?ard on Radio 4 this morning that New Scientist Magazine is offering a
First
> prize of Cryonic Freezing with the Cryonics Institute. So if you are
thinking
> of CR, get a copy of New Scientist. I have no idea what the competition is
> about, but it's worth a try.
>
> An alternative prize is a trip to Hawaii... Would be interesting to get
the
> data from NS after the comp ends to see how many people chose Cryonics vs
> Hawaii. I know which prize I'd choose, and it doesn't involve grass skirts
:*)
>
> They also interviewed Arthur C Clarke about the practicalities of
Cryonics. He
> seemed in favour, but just not for him. He wouldn't want to awaken in the
> future without his friends. The solution to that of course is to persuade
your
> friends to go Cryo too...
>
>
> Julian
>
> PS I'm assuming the Prize is available to people outside the UK, as NS has
an
> international circulation, but I couldn't be sure.
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