Stuck in eternity: how an obese Italian became a prisoner of the Russian cryocapsule

Stuck in eternity: how an obese Italian became a prisoner of the Russian cryocapsule

Categories: Europe | Health and Medicine | Science

A burly Italian got stuck in a Russian-made cryopreservation capsule at the Milan anatomical exhibition Real Bodies. The man decided to test how convenient a dewar is, in which corpses are frozen. It was not possible to get a naturalist right away.

Stuck in eternity: how an obese Italian became a prisoner of the Russian cryocapsuleSource: Lenta

A 55-year-old resident of Italy decided to take a peek into the high-tech afterlife of Russian production, but lost his balance and slipped into the capsule completely. A curious overweight man was removed from the device by the exhibition staff, who succeeded only on the third attempt.

Stuck in eternity: how an obese Italian became a prisoner of the Russian cryocapsule

The cryopreservation capsule is presented at the international anatomical exhibition Real Bodies by the Russian company "KrioRus". The length of the device is 4.2 meters, and the diameter in the widest part does not exceed 1.14 meters. The equipment is designed to preserve dead bodies indefinitely at an ultra-low temperature of -198 degrees Celsius.

Stuck in eternity: how an obese Italian became a prisoner of the Russian cryocapsule

The first such capsule was created back in 2006 by order of a Moscow millionaire who wanted to preserve the body of his wife, dying of cancer. The expediency of such storage of bodies is quite controversial, but supporters of the method expect that in the future scientists will learn how to revive frozen people and treat diseases that led to death. The Italian was also interested in the subtleties of frosty burial, which led to a misunderstanding.

This is how Valeria Pride, who heads KrioRus, commented on the funny case on her Facebook account. After the incident, a fence and a warning inscription in Italian appeared near the cryocapsule.

Stuck in eternity: how an obese Italian became a prisoner of the Russian cryocapsule

What the participant of the incident thinks about the embarrassment that has occurred, the story is silent. Perhaps, realizing that because of the extra pounds, the chance of eternal life is significantly reduced, the man, after all, decides to lose a little weight. And look, at the most crucial moment, you just can't fit in the camera.

Lose weight, gentlemen, and there, perhaps, the prospect of freezing the body will not be so close.

Keywords: Italy | Capsule | Cryopreservation | Death

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