9 days ago | By Business Insider
Dennis Kowalski has signed up to be preserved in a chamber that reaches freezing temperatures after death. Cryonics Institute
Dennis Kowalski is head of the Cryonics Institute, which preserves people after they die in the hope they'll be revived in the future.
The remains are stored in liquid nitrogen tanks that reach -320 degrees Fahrenheit. The service costs $28,000.
Kowalski told Insider he decided from an early age that cryonics made sense, even if coming back isn't a guarantee.
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9 days ago | By Business Insider
Thousands of people are signed up to be frozen after they die in the hopes that they can wake up in the future. Cryonics Institute
Cryonics is the process of deep-freezing human remains in the hope that a person can be resuscitated in the future.
Cryonics Institute charges $28,000 for a body to be stored indefinitely, while competitor Alcor reportedly charges $200,000.
See how the process of cryonics works and where bodies are stored.
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