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Why? It doesn't take exponential effort to cool a space. It's linear. The difference between Arizona and Iceland to get to cryo temperatures is a rounding erro

• Qem 3y ago
  If it's estimated several centuries are necessary for technology to advance enough for reanimate them, this rounding off error adds up to quite significant.
  • onlyrealcuzzo 3y ago
    No - because the value of dollars centuries in the future is essentially zero today.
• kergonath 3y ago
  > Why? It doesn't take exponential effort to cool a space. It's linear. It’s not linear at all. Going from 300 K to 250 K is much easier than going from 100 K to 50 K. If it were linear, going all the way to 0 K would be trivial. The reason why it does not matter much is that average temperatures are not that different (Arizona is 29°C; Iceland is 14°C); the difference is not going to matter when cooling something from 300 K to 80 K. Besides, atmospheric temperature does not matter too much for underground facilities, and there Iceland is more active (thus warmer) than Arizona. That said, things like proximity of an ocean, something with a huge heat capacity and decent thermal conductivity that could be used to dump heat more efficiently than in the atmosphere would be a plus.
• MengerSponge 3y ago
  Thermal radiation goes by the fourth power, (Stefan-Boltzmann law for blackbody radiation), so a few degrees does make a meaningful difference, but because it's a scam it's much safer to be based in a locale with friendly law enforcement.