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Larry King Wants To Be Cryogenically Frozen

Posted: December 3, 2011

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Former talk show host Larry King announced during a taping of Dinner with the Kings (airing on Sunday) that he doesn’t believe in the afterlife and therefore would like to be cryogenically frozen when he dies.

King is joined on the show by various A-List celebrities and athletes including  Conan O’Brien, Tyra Banks, Shaquille O’Neal, Seth MacFarlane, Jack Dorsey, Quincy Jones and Russell Brand. The stars came together to discuss personal issues that interest them.

Speaking on the show King told the show’s guests:

“I want to be frozen on the hope that they’ll find whatever I died of and bring me back … because I don’t think I’m going anywhere.”

After making his statement Larry King attempts to change the subject until Conan O’Brien chimed in:

“Listen, two things just happened,” and “You revealed you want your head chopped off and frozen, and Russell Brand went into your wife’s room and stole your underwear. And now you’re moving on with your prepared questions.”

The second comment from O’Brien involved Russell Brand who went into King’s bedroom and raided his underwear drawer for the shows taping.

Perhaps Larry King can be the first floating head in the real word version of our very own Futurama.

Do you think someone can be “saved” from death in the future if they are first frozen in a large holding tank for safe storage? It all seems a bit silly to me and an awfully cold way to spend an eternity.

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Category: Celebrity News
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Posted: December 3, 2011
James Johnson

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7 Archived Responses to “ Larry King Wants To Be Cryogenically Frozen ”

  1. OK here's the options. You die, you get frozen: very unlikely you'll come back, but who knows? You die, you get cremated: somewhat less likely you'll come back. Now, bearing in mind you're gambling with your life, which option do you go for?

  2. We might not need to get frozen at all. As biological means of life enhancement are improving all the time, we might be able to live a bit longer than our predecessors. If you are going to die though, why not? Well, unless you are going to feed your body to the environment for fertiliser, or turn yourself into nutritious fishfood :)

  3. Science progresses fast, very soon cryonic might not be considered such a silly idea. Besides, it might not even be necessary if other life-extension techniques that are being worked on become available sooner.

  4. David Wilkins
    Dec 6, 2011

    Opinions vary on the chances of this working. From 0-100% from what I can tell, amongst far more knowledgeable folks than me. My own, largely ignorant guess is a 10% likelihood of success. Or infinitely more than the(presumably) 0% offered by burial or cremation.