March 30 Weather 82 sunny, night clear down to 50.
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| waterfall running strongly in Centerpoint |
Today our friends took us for a ride to Centerpoint for a burger then up a long Skyline Drive in Comfort. Just a regular day and another beautiful Hill Country Road. NOT.
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| gorgeous ride along Skyline Drive near Comfort |
What appeared was a beautiful 18,000 square foot Antebellum home built in the 80`s. It is perched high above the hills. We pulled into the gated driveway and the story behind the gates took shape.
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| Antebellum estate home |
This 645 acre property is owned by Stasis Foundation who have plans to build a $200 million cryonics castle.
Just so you understand the scope of what will be coming...
Human cryopreservation has been around for about 40 years, Patients have been frozen to the temperature of
liquid nitrogen, which stops all biological and chemical activity.
Earlier cryopreservation technology, though, led to ice crystals that
damage tissues and cells. (Think freezer burn.)
Under a process called vitrification, however, something akin to
antifreeze is added to water to prevent water molecules from assembling
and forming ice. The water becomes solid but doesn't freeze.
The fortress — dubbed the “
Timeship”
by its creators — will be a “Fort Knox” for the cryopreservation of
patients, organs, the DNA of humans and endangered species, stem cells
and tissue samples.
A research facility, exhibition area, assembly plant and conference center also are planned. Stasis' plans also include the construction of a facility to assemble
Thermos-like vessels to store bodies and heads — for those who choose
the neuro option. Stasis holds a patent for a cryogenic storage system. The Timeship will hold 50,000 vessels and be the largest in the world.
So now when we are standing at the gates we can just try to grasp all this,,,, the ride was into the future. Wow.
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| sitting at the gates of future Timeship.org |
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