[ExI] Temperature and formaldehyde

[Keith Henson]

Spike, both of these were debated on cryonet, sci.cryonics and in
Alcor's magazine for a couple of decades.  It's all there if you go
looking with search tools.

A few of the patients (including a friend of mine) were preserved in
formaldehyde, then infiltrated as slices or brain cubes with
cryoprotective solutions and frozen to LN2 temperature.

Re  Damien's concerns about time, you can write anything you want for
conditions where you think it is hopeless to try to suspend what is
left.  Most people pick "suspend if you can find anything."

Hostile relatives are a major concern at Alcor.  I don't have the
numbers, but they are a significant cause of suspension failures.  All
I can say is that if you have hostile relatives potentially in control
of the circumstances around your death, you better make other
arrangements.  Being really public about it may be a good idea too.

Alcor had no choice about what they did.  No refunds and dig.

Keith