4 ms·
It also fuels the imagination for things like all-in-one lab grown clones of yourself (but without the brain) for replacement "parts".
by riggsdk 6y ago
It also fuels the imagination for things like all-in-one lab grown clones of yourself (but without the brain) for replacement "parts".
- nitrogen 6y agoThere was a Michael Bay movie about this concept. I actually really like the movie, but it's way more entertaining if you don't know the premise ahead of time, so I'm not going to name it because it's a pretty major spoiler.
- Dylan16807 6y agoThose had brains.
- nitrogen 6y agoBut they weren't supposed to.
- Dylan16807 6y ago"supposed to" by what metric, the implications of the marketing department? At the technical/engineering/medical/logistical levels they had brains and they were supposed to have brains.
- m00x 6y agoWe're very far from that. The brain is extremely important for development and regular maintenance of the body. We could, however, remove consciousness (artificially induced coma).
- whatshisface 6y agoHey boss, the intern accidentally hooked a saline barrel to the anesthetic intake. We think it will take a few hours to purge the system.
- scohesc 6y agoThat's absolutely horrifying and funny at the same time.
- Geee 6y agoHow about replacing the brain with a dog brain. Or a mosquito brain. Would it be ethical to use them as pets or slaves?