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Because there really aren't any companies hundreds to 1500 years old, right? Oh, wait. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_companies https://en.wikip

• spacefight 12y ago
  Of course there are centuries old companies out there - but they didn't have the technical burden of storing along conserved bodies in a near perfect condition with them... Apple, meet Orange.
  • blueskin_ 12y ago
    It isn't that hard. Maintaining a building, as well as receiving a weekly delivery of liquid nitrogen and topping up a few dozen giant dewars and monitoring their temperatures. They don't even need weekly deliveries, as they are good for three months without refilling if necessary. http://www.alcor.org/FAQs/faq02.html#bigfoot http://www.alcor.org/FAQs/faq02.html#bigfoot Of course, they perform research too, but the core of their existence is the preservation of their patients.
    • spacefight 12y ago
      I would say even getting constant liquid nitrogen resupplies is not trivial. Think of the unthinkable: a war around the compound for years, cutting of the supply. There's many other scenaries which makes the problem hard.
      • blueskin_ 12y ago
        A war in Scottsdale, Arizona? Interesting. As it is, I would seriously doubt they don't have contingency plans for moving, which would likely be enacted pre-emptively if the area became unstable.