Comments on: Ted Williams’ frozen head used for batting practice at cryogenics lab http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/10/03/ted-williams-frozen-head-for-batting-practice-at-cryogenics-lab/ General interest observations and true web-log. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:18:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: LibertyLover http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/10/03/ted-williams-frozen-head-for-batting-practice-at-cryogenics-lab/comment-page-1/#comment-1585618 LibertyLover Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:11:25 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=59363#comment-1585618 #12, Poul Anderson did a story on that as well. Only, society looked at those people as freeloaders -- expecting to be woken up and everything would be normal (no skills, no money, etc. an extra welfare mouth to feed). Laws were passed to use the frozen people as "spare parts" because medical science couldn't grow replacement organs fast enough for the Earth's population. It was actually a pretty gruesome story. I don't remember the name of the book. #12, Poul Anderson did a story on that as well. Only, society looked at those people as freeloaders — expecting to be woken up and everything would be normal (no skills, no money, etc. an extra welfare mouth to feed). Laws were passed to use the frozen people as “spare parts” because medical science couldn’t grow replacement organs fast enough for the Earth’s population.

It was actually a pretty gruesome story. I don’t remember the name of the book.

]]> By: Uncle Patso http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/10/03/ted-williams-frozen-head-for-batting-practice-at-cryogenics-lab/comment-page-1/#comment-1585552 Uncle Patso Sun, 04 Oct 2009 08:45:38 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=59363#comment-1585552 I don't believe a word of it. However, if it turns out to be true, the families of everyone "stored" in the place should storm it with torches and pitchforks and leave no piece larger than a man's hand and then salt the earth where it stood. I don’t believe a word of it.

However, if it turns out to be true, the families of everyone “stored” in the place should storm it with torches and pitchforks and leave no piece larger than a man’s hand and then salt the earth where it stood.

]]> By: Glenn E. http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/10/03/ted-williams-frozen-head-for-batting-practice-at-cryogenics-lab/comment-page-1/#comment-1585531 Glenn E. Sun, 04 Oct 2009 06:40:07 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=59363#comment-1585531 Somehow this story doesn't surprise me. The whole reason for freezing someone is pseudo-scientific nonsense. They'd (Alcor) would like their clients to believe that they'll be revived in the far future, and any severe medical problems (like death!), cured. But then they come up with a slightly cheaper arrangement, of freezing just the head. As if they're going to revive that, and attach it to some headless body, in the far future. Yeah, they'll be growing headless bodies, a hundred years from now. It's pretty obvious from their conduct that nobody at Alcor takes their own sales pitch serious. They just conned some rich idiots out of their money. Even Star Trek the Next Gen, had an episode about some people surviving such a freezing process. Did Gene Roddenberry truly believe in this crap, too? If so, it really calls his rationality into question. Just another scifi fruitcake. Somehow this story doesn’t surprise me. The whole reason for freezing someone is pseudo-scientific nonsense. They’d (Alcor) would like their clients to believe that they’ll be revived in the far future, and any severe medical problems (like death!), cured. But then they come up with a slightly cheaper arrangement, of freezing just the head. As if they’re going to revive that, and attach it to some headless body, in the far future. Yeah, they’ll be growing headless bodies, a hundred years from now. It’s pretty obvious from their conduct that nobody at Alcor takes their own sales pitch serious. They just conned some rich idiots out of their money. Even Star Trek the Next Gen, had an episode about some people surviving such a freezing process. Did Gene Roddenberry truly believe in this crap, too? If so, it really calls his rationality into question. Just another scifi fruitcake.

]]> By: Ah_Yea http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/10/03/ted-williams-frozen-head-for-batting-practice-at-cryogenics-lab/comment-page-1/#comment-1585324 Ah_Yea Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:41:50 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=59363#comment-1585324 Now that's usin' the ole' noggin! Now that’s usin’ the ole’ noggin!

]]> By: hhopper http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/10/03/ted-williams-frozen-head-for-batting-practice-at-cryogenics-lab/comment-page-1/#comment-1585311 hhopper Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:39:30 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=59363#comment-1585311 <blockquote>Williams' severed head was then frozen, and even used for batting practice by a technician trying to dislodge it from a tuna fish can.</blockquote> WTF?!

Williams’ severed head was then frozen, and even used for batting practice by a technician trying to dislodge it from a tuna fish can.

WTF?!

]]> By: jmrouse http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/10/03/ted-williams-frozen-head-for-batting-practice-at-cryogenics-lab/comment-page-1/#comment-1585287 jmrouse Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:54:36 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=59363#comment-1585287 My BS meter is going off, but I don't have a problem thinking anyone who works in one of these cryo labs freezing dead bodies for the future would have to be a scum bag. My BS meter is going off, but I don’t have a problem thinking anyone who works in one of these cryo labs freezing dead bodies for the future would have to be a scum bag.

]]> By: hartleyshc http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/10/03/ted-williams-frozen-head-for-batting-practice-at-cryogenics-lab/comment-page-1/#comment-1585283 hartleyshc Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:36:10 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=59363#comment-1585283 Poor, poor, Ted. His son John Henry was a dick, and was the prototypical cliche of a son, trying to cash in on ol' pops fame. I worked for his son John Henry as an assistant webmaster (hitter.net) across the hall from JH's office. I can tell you there was countless times after one of Ted's last strokes that you would find him in there signing stuff like crazy even though he could barely move his hands. The merch would then be put into storage because John Henry has already flooded the market with Ted gear. The best part of the freezing fiasco was that only the initial payment was made on the freezing treatment, also the "will" that they would all be frozen (ted, jh, and one of the other children) was written on a BAR NAPKIN! Apparently it stood up in court although Im sure they still have Ted frozen, JH got his (leukemia) and was dead himself, less than a year after the whole case. Its good to see Ted is being treated like crap even after hes dead, he was definitely treated this way during the last years of his life. Poor, poor, Ted. His son John Henry was a dick, and was the prototypical cliche of a son, trying to cash in on ol’ pops fame.

I worked for his son John Henry as an assistant webmaster (hitter.net) across the hall from JH’s office. I can tell you there was countless times after one of Ted’s last strokes that you would find him in there signing stuff like crazy even though he could barely move his hands. The merch would then be put into storage because John Henry has already flooded the market with Ted gear.

The best part of the freezing fiasco was that only the initial payment was made on the freezing treatment, also the “will” that they would all be frozen (ted, jh, and one of the other children) was written on a BAR NAPKIN! Apparently it stood up in court although Im sure they still have Ted frozen, JH got his (leukemia) and was dead himself, less than a year after the whole case.

Its good to see Ted is being treated like crap even after hes dead, he was definitely treated this way during the last years of his life.

]]> By: jealousmonk http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/10/03/ted-williams-frozen-head-for-batting-practice-at-cryogenics-lab/comment-page-1/#comment-1585277 jealousmonk Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:04:13 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=59363#comment-1585277 #1... It might splinter, splendidly. #1… It might splinter, splendidly.

]]> By: pfkad http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/10/03/ted-williams-frozen-head-for-batting-practice-at-cryogenics-lab/comment-page-1/#comment-1585271 pfkad Sat, 03 Oct 2009 15:21:52 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=59363#comment-1585271 Ted Williams was one of the greats. I barely remember seeing him play. "Better and better"? Bad choice of words. Weirder and weirder, maybe. Or sadder and sadder. Ted Williams was one of the greats. I barely remember seeing him play. “Better and better”? Bad choice of words. Weirder and weirder, maybe. Or sadder and sadder.

]]> By: deowll http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/10/03/ted-williams-frozen-head-for-batting-practice-at-cryogenics-lab/comment-page-1/#comment-1585246 deowll Sat, 03 Oct 2009 13:47:23 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=59363#comment-1585246 Then somebody needs to do jail time and if I were the boss they would be fired. This is exactly the kind of press I don't need. Then somebody needs to do jail time and if I were the boss they would be fired. This is exactly the kind of press I don’t need.

]]> By: qb http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/10/03/ted-williams-frozen-head-for-batting-practice-at-cryogenics-lab/comment-page-1/#comment-1585239 qb Sat, 03 Oct 2009 13:20:52 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=59363#comment-1585239 When I saw the headline I thought it was an Onion story. As for BS, I don't know, but a quick Google shows an amazing number of stories and pictures about his frozen and pickled head. Just cremate me, please. When I saw the headline I thought it was an Onion story. As for BS, I don’t know, but a quick Google shows an amazing number of stories and pictures about his frozen and pickled head.

Just cremate me, please.

]]> By: Cursor_ http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/10/03/ted-williams-frozen-head-for-batting-practice-at-cryogenics-lab/comment-page-1/#comment-1585218 Cursor_ Sat, 03 Oct 2009 11:21:15 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=59363#comment-1585218 Where is the BS meter? Cursor_ Where is the BS meter?

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]]> By: RTaylor http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/10/03/ted-williams-frozen-head-for-batting-practice-at-cryogenics-lab/comment-page-1/#comment-1585213 RTaylor Sat, 03 Oct 2009 10:50:38 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=59363#comment-1585213 This is just the major league of death industry rip off. This is just the major league of death industry rip off.

]]> By: wrhamblen http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/10/03/ted-williams-frozen-head-for-batting-practice-at-cryogenics-lab/comment-page-1/#comment-1585205 wrhamblen Sat, 03 Oct 2009 09:47:52 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=59363#comment-1585205 I think it's a hoax. At those temperatures a frozen head would shatter. I think it’s a hoax. At those temperatures a frozen head would shatter.

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