[ExI] Jarheads

[Rafal Smigrodzki]

On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 2:44 AM, Adrian Tymes <atymes at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 1:42 AM, Ben <bbenzai at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Let's take the idea a bit further:  Instead of a head in a jar, why not a
>> brain in a 'jar' or rather a sealed, armoured container with connections to
>> the cardiovascular, lymphatic and nervous networks, housed in a robotic
>> body that also contains the life-support biological parts, sense organs, a
>> set of control systems, and a bunch of new organs to replace the ancillary
>> functions of the original parts that have been eliminated (eg. bone doesn't
>> just support your weight, it also acts as a reservior of calcium and
>> phosphorus, lungs play a part in blood-pressure regulation, etc.)
>>
>
> There's little question that that's possible.  The question is, take the
> aesthetic from Futurama: a head, plus artificial organs doing all life
> support functions within that little disc at the bottom (and possibly fluid
> within the jar).
>

### Actually I'd prefer the new Robocop aesthetic...

They did keep both of his lungs attached, that wasn't necessary.

Rafal
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