uncivil war Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 (edited) I had to check the date on this to make sure it wasn't an April fool joke or something. http://mobile.news.com.au/technology/science/terminally-ill-man-set-to-be-first-to-undergo-the-worlds-first-full-head-transplant/story-fn5fsgyc-1227301771920?utm_content=SocialFlow&utm_campaign=EditorialSF&utm_source=News.com.au&utm_medium=FacebookAN Italian surgeon is set to become the first in the world to transplant a human head on to a donor body.The pioneering operation by Dr Sergio Canavero is to be carried out on a 30-year-old computer scientist who is suffering from a fatal muscle wasting disease.Valery Spiridonov has admitted that the prospect of going through with the operation is terrifying.I am afraid, but what people dont really understand is I dont really have many choices.If I dont try this out my fate will be very sad. With every year my situation is getting worse.The man from Russia, who is battling the rare genetic Werdnig-Hoffman muscle wasting disease, added: My decision is final and I do not plan to change my mind.What do you guys think? Edited April 14, 2015 by uncivil war Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 *insert blowjob joke here* 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Well, if you're dying like this guy is he probably figures "Why not give it a try?". If it works, great. If not, he just died sooner than he would have from the disease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncivil war Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 Well, if you're dying like this guy is he probably figures "Why not give it a try?". If it works, great. If not, he just died sooner than he would have from the disease.Your right, and in his shoes, I'd probably give it a go too. But I didn't even know this was in the realms of modern medical science. It just blows my mind. It seems so far fetched, I actually thought it was some kind of joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Broue Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 (edited) Well, if you're dying like this guy is he probably figures "Why not give it a try?". If it works, great. If not, he just died sooner than he would have from the disease.He will die, this is impossible by the law of physics and biology...if this is not a fake article, then this will end tragically ,100% Edited April 14, 2015 by Strange Broue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 There have been a handful of face transplants already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Broue Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 There have been a handful of face transplants already.face is not exactly like a head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Snoop weighs in on the debate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magisme Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 How is this not a Snake-Pit thread? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lio Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 How is this not a Snake-Pit thread?First thing I thought when I read the title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 If Bond movies have taught me anything its to never trust intelligent people that have a disability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grouse Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 yeah could be just me but why is no one wondering where in the world they'd get a perfectly healthy donor body? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtydane Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 If Bond movies have taught me anything its to never trust intelligent people that have a disability.Hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlisOld Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Well, if you're dying like this guy is he probably figures "Why not give it a try?". If it works, great. If not, he just died sooner than he would have from the disease.But I didn't even know this was in the realms of modern medical science.It isn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Its more in the realm of a load of fuckin' bollocks i believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downzy Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 I highly doubt this will work. They can't reconnect broken spines so I'm not sure how they're going to reconnect this guy's head to someone else's body? Unless he's willing to forfeit all motor function and be a compete quadriplegic. If that's the case I think I'd rather live out my existence in my own body than be living in a bed for the rest of my life. Unless, of course, they're also developing robot arms/legs to overcome all of this. One wonders if this does work how many rich old people we'll be seeing with ridiculously younger bodies. While I believe those who have only been on the planet for a short time should be allowed to do anything they want/afford to prolong their lives (within certain reasons), I think the notion that people who want to avoid death altogether are incredibly selfish. This idea that we can "cure" death is probably the worst thing human beings can do. We all get a little time on this planet and must make room for the next generations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netcat Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 he's not trying to avoid death, he just doesn't want to die at 30, i can't really blame him. also im sure they probably said "it's a load of fucking bollocks" to the first heart transplantation patients as well. although there's no reasons to believe this operation will be successful, i admire his bravery, it could be an important step for the science Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicrawker Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 (edited) it has already been donehttps://youtu.be/gWHNA_j7h5A Edited April 14, 2015 by classicrawker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spunko12345 Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Dr Karl Pilkington touched upon this in his earlier thesis 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracii Guns Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 On the topic of it being "a load of fucking bollocks*, it was as late as the 1950s that people were saying that about a moon landing. People have said that about every outlandish scientific innovation. If it prolongs this guy's life, then I'm up for it. He's a brave man. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbhutto Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 I dunno this might work, the doctor doing this looks kinda like what you'd expect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumblefeet Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netcat Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 also i don't see any problem with potential donors. i know quite a few perfectly healthy brain dead people 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 it has already been done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 also i don't see any problem with potential donors. i know quite a few perfectly healthy brain dead people Hello! *drools on his keyboard*. I'm a posting poster! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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