UM-Bot Posted April 8, 2015 #1 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Computer scientist Valery Spiridonov is set to become the first man in history to undergo the procedure. The 30-year-old suffers from Werdnig-Hoffman disease, a genetic muscle wasting disorder that has left him confined to a wheelchair. Read More: http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/280181/terminally-ill-man-to-undergo-head-transplant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlashHabit Posted April 8, 2015 #2 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Huh, this could open up to some very interesting horror movies. "MY BODY DOESN'T LIKE ME, IT KILLED MY HUSBAND" And it should be called like "HoBoddy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Smoke aLot Posted April 8, 2015 #3 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Those 12 millions could be better used if given to some charity organization, mainly for feeding hungry children. That way he would do good for many and actually make his life worth enough so he can die in peace. This way it is just playing 'frankenstein' and most likely he won't survive the procedure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted April 8, 2015 #4 Share Posted April 8, 2015 The man is branded as nuts, and this most likely will never happen... not soon anyway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Wellington Posted April 8, 2015 #5 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Computer scientist Valery Spiridonov is set to become the first man in history to undergo the procedure. Read More: http://www.unexplain...head-transplant Looking at the state he is in I say go for it, he can only win from this. He won't get 100% sensation and movement of his new body it will be closer to 40%. But it might well be enough for him to walk which is what he is after. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarjarbinks Posted April 8, 2015 #6 Share Posted April 8, 2015 you need to push the bondaries if you want to go further 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefenceMinisterMishkin Posted April 8, 2015 #7 Share Posted April 8, 2015 But his head on a woman's body! That would really blow his mind when he wakes up.. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpa Greenman Posted April 8, 2015 #8 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Maybe, better spent on looking for a cure for disease, but I can understand why the young man would be willing to go through the transplant. Medical research is never cheap, but does mean we should stop? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeptic Chicken Posted April 8, 2015 #9 Share Posted April 8, 2015 (edited) And I'm sure many people would like to experience a new (insert transplantable bodily material of choice here), Edited April 8, 2015 by Skeptic Chicken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV-426 Posted April 8, 2015 #10 Share Posted April 8, 2015 But his head on a woman's body! That would really blow his mind when he wakes up.. Or a giraffe... if you really want to freak him (and everyone else) out! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beefers Posted April 8, 2015 #11 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Huh, this could open up to some very interesting horror movies. "MY BODY DOESN'T LIKE ME, IT KILLED MY HUSBAND" And it should be called like "HoBoddy" There's probably already some obscure C-movie out there like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
some new guy Posted April 8, 2015 #12 Share Posted April 8, 2015 hmmmm, legally, which person would he be? the person supplying the head or the person supplying the body? - I imagine both would have to be alive in order for the procedure to work, even if the body is declared "brain dead" before the operation BEST - Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted April 8, 2015 #13 Share Posted April 8, 2015 There's probably already some obscure C-movie out there like that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenore Graves Posted April 8, 2015 #14 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Ok the idea of this is terrifying! What if the body knows its got a different head? what if the brain dead person knows its head is being chopped off and cant do anything about it?! Will the new head remember the bodies previous head? And who's identity would it be? Oh so many questions! This is like a twisted horror movie! Im facinated 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinP Posted April 8, 2015 #15 Share Posted April 8, 2015 hmmmm, legally, which person would he be? the person supplying the head or the person supplying the body? - I imagine both would have to be alive in order for the procedure to work, even if the body is declared "brain dead" before the operation BEST - Ron He'll be the dead guy, the odds of him surviving is little better than his odds of winning the lottery. As is usual, when a person signs an organ donor card at the DMV, it includes all organs they might want to harvest. However, in a case like this, then obviously the body donor has given his body over to science, in which case his body becomes the property of whomever he's donated it to, and once you're declared "brain dead", you're dead from a legal stand point. While the body may still be functioning so that would be the best time to go for the head swap. I have no idea if that's what they'll do, but I will want to know how it goes for him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinP Posted April 8, 2015 #16 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Ok the idea of this is terrifying! What if the body knows its got a different head? what if the brain dead person knows its head is being chopped off and cant do anything about it?! Will the new head remember the bodies previous head? And who's identity would it be? Oh so many questions! This is like a twisted horror movie! Im facinated A brain dead person doesn't know anything, they're dead. He's now the identity of the person who's head was installed on the body. Will the new head remember the bodies previous head? Are you serious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashyne Posted April 8, 2015 #17 Share Posted April 8, 2015 The Martians already accomplished this feat long before us. Proof: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
some new guy Posted April 8, 2015 #18 Share Posted April 8, 2015 He'll be the dead guy, the odds of him surviving is little better than his odds of winning the lottery. As is usual, when a person signs an organ donor card at the DMV, it includes all organs they might want to harvest. However, in a case like this, then obviously the body donor has given his body over to science, in which case his body becomes the property of whomever he's donated it to, and once you're declared "brain dead", you're dead from a legal stand point. While the body may still be functioning so that would be the best time to go for the head swap. I have no idea if that's what they'll do, but I will want to know how it goes for him. huh, that seems weird - I would imagine a person would have to be "physically dead" before they harvest organs - I'd hate to think the medical profession would harvest organs from a "brain dead" person while the body was still alive - even if the person signed a DMV donor card BEST - Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftermath Posted April 8, 2015 #19 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Fascinating, indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynameisachu Posted April 8, 2015 #20 Share Posted April 8, 2015 technically its a body transplant unless hes brain is in hes stomach 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinP Posted April 8, 2015 #21 Share Posted April 8, 2015 (edited) huh, that seems weird - I would imagine a person would have to be "physically dead" before they harvest organs - I'd hate to think the medical profession would harvest organs from a "brain dead" person while the body was still alive - even if the person signed a DMV donor card BEST - Ron It doesn't work that way, once you're physically dead your organs are too, and not suitable for transplant. a dead organ can't be brought back to life, if they could then the person to whom it belonged would still be alive. If they "harvest them while they are alive then they can be transported and re-installed in a new body. You need to read up on how organ donation works. My daughter refused to sign an organ donor card because she was afraid that if she did they might take her organs before they were sure she was actually brain dead. Yes, she saw the movie, "Coma". Edited April 8, 2015 by KevinP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Gazer Posted April 8, 2015 #22 Share Posted April 8, 2015 This fascinates and terrifies me in pretty much equal measures! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickian Posted April 8, 2015 #23 Share Posted April 8, 2015 I somehow doubt the spinal and accompanying nerves are going to connect very well... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynameisachu Posted April 8, 2015 #24 Share Posted April 8, 2015 It doesn't work that way, once you're physically dead your organs are too, and not suitable for transplant. a dead organ can't be brought back to life, if they could then the person to whom it belonged would still be alive. If they "harvest them while they are alive then they can be transported and re-installed in a new body. You need to read up on how organ donation works. My daughter refused to sign an organ donor card because she was afraid that if she did they might take her organs before they were sure she was actually brain dead. Yes, she saw the movie, "Coma". actually the dead persons organs still can be used but the brain dies really quickly and you would need a replacement for the organ that caused death and it would take two long to get a replacement and put it in but if the body is put on ice and you would get some replacement parts for it it could still run but its more trouble than its worth, that's why eccentric rich people freeze themselves till science is ready to fix them, because in normal circumstance you would need to work really fast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenore Graves Posted April 8, 2015 #25 Share Posted April 8, 2015 A brain dead person doesn't know anything, they're dead. He's now the identity of the person who's head was installed on the body. Are you serious? You obviously dont watch too many horror movies Have a little imagination! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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