Would it be possible to put an old guys head on the body of a young dead guy?
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A head on ice would be able to survive for a while, especially if prior to separation induced hypothermia is used to trigger the mammalian diving reflex, and drugs which limit brain damage from anoxia are used.  This may give as much as 30-40 minutes to work with a severed head.  If the dead body is in good shape otherwise, such as a recent death from acute head trauma, and is similarly cooled rapidly to prevent tissue breakdown, you could possibly reattach most major components in that time.  Regrowing the severed spinal cord would be the tricky part, but there is a lot of research going on that suggests it may be possible, especially if correct treatment of the severed spinal cord is taken immediately.  Stem cell grafts or at least application of specific growth factors will probably be needed to complete the connection.  \n\nWith arteries, muscles, skin, and peripheral nerve connections restored, the person could be kept on a heart-lung machine until the spinal cord is repaired to maintain steady breathing and heartbeat. \n\nSo, in short, it's plausible with near-future medical technology, but it's probably risky enough to not be worth attempting yet.  Within 10-15 years, it could be done.  \n\nThe real question would be whether or not the newly connected head could correctly control the body it's attached to.  There are some general levels of organization to the distribution of nerve fibers in the spinal cord, but the I/O pattern in the cervical spinal cord of the grafted head wouldn't be an exact match for the spinal cord in the body.  If the signals are mismatched, and they probably will be, the results could be anything from loss of muscle coordination and control to chronic severe neurological pain.  Whether or not the plasticity of regrowth would allow this to correct itself is unknown.  \n\nIt might end up being easier to graft the head plus spinal cord into the donor body, since the spinal cord to peripheral nervous system connections, plus the cranial nerve to body connections, such as the vagus nerve, are much simpler than the spinal cord.   If bloodflow could be restored within the 30-40 minutes working time this would give surgeons time to finish the spinal graft.  Recovery would still be very extreme, since the spine would have to be completely opened up, and successful recovery of such an invasive procedure is currently beyond our medical capabilities, but there is a lot fo work with artificial spinal disks, bone grafts, and other systems for repairing damaged vertabrae.  \n\nI certainly wouldn't volunteer to be the first patient, but it's plausble that one day it could be done successfully.
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yes,  they  can  charge  you  for   that,  thats   about  the   sickest  thing  a   person  could  do.thats  disrepecting  the  dead.  and  iam   sure  if  their   family  found  out  they  would   beat   the  hell  out  of  you.that  makes  my  skin  crawl  to   think,  that   someone   would   think  or  ask   such  a  thing.
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are you into dead bodies?
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I would guess No...\n\nThis is because once your dead, your tissues, muscles, nerves , and organs aren't functioning.\n\nThis could be true if it were a couple seconds after his death... because it would be closely remniscent to a story where someones head got chopped off, andd he could see his own body from the ground. And that is a true stroy since your nerves in your head continue to funmction for a couple of seconds more...\n\n~LG23~
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Well I do believe it is possible, but it is not wise to do so.  In my belief to "bother" the dead is not something you do.  When you die there is a long time before you understand what happened.  One should not bother someone who is newly dead.\nNow there are spirits that don't want to go away from this plane.  They will move on if no one messes with them, because they will use up there energy and will have to pass.  They will try to make deals for "life force".  Don't mess with them.  Some mediums give them some of their life force to be able to see.  Not good.
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how can you take life when you can't make a dead person alive,
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Sorry.  Doesn't work that way.  Unless both are willing to fuel the flame, it will die and there's no way to resurrect it.
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you would have to use the fathers parents or dig up the body. so i think the first one is ur best bet
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I think it is not possible. This can be proven by what the body needs to achieve 'standing up':\n\nThe first thing is that it requires muscle tone and balance, which is controlled by the brain. \n\nStanding up also depends on the muscle fibers, of course.If the myocytes are dead, then it is not even possible for someone alive to stand since the muscles will not respond to the signals sent by the brain.\n\nMuscle tone requires energy. Thus the circulatory system and (hence) the respiratory system must also be intact. However, these 2 systems require control from the brain as well. \n\nFrom these you can see that this simple action requires the coordination of several systems: the nervous system, respiratory system and circulatory system. Sadly, when a person dies, one or more of the abovementioned systems must be damaged. Hence it is not possible to stand when already dead.
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Yes, sometimes they have to use a ligament from a dead person to fix.  Fotunately, it is much more commonplace now.  Be sure to see a sports doctor.  They have a lot more experience in fixing joints.
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just plop his carcass in a wooden coffin..then bury him in a potter's field..with a piece of wood as a marker
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A corpse or Dick Chaney..........
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If the person actually died, the person could be charged with some level of murder or manslaughter. Otherwise, attempted murder would certainly be possible, especially if there was a lot of evidence that the person wanted the other person dead, or some sort of assault charge or wilfull poisoning. The exact charges would depend on the state, and for any of them to be succesfully prosecuted, the state would have to prove that the person knew that his/her friend was allergic to peanuts, which may not be easy to do.
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Gee, I don't know....\n\nMaybe they'd just "whoa" each other to death.
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heck yes!! I think that would be pretty cool. who wouldnt love to think back and remember when you played a dead person on CSI. i think it would be a great story to telll the grandkids. lol
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It's statistically improbable that a country could operate on such terms. I think perhaps what your friend meant is there are societies in the world where when someone dies, a new couple copulate and prepare to bring a new being to life. This is a spiritual practice as much as a population control mechansim, as they believe that the spirit of the person who died is reborn into the new addition to the society. Such practices are common in tribes and colonies that choose to maintain the prehistoric way of life, such as those living in the amazon, the congo and the himalayas.
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i'd say...make the body...then the head has to be bigger and mispoportioned...attach the two with a spring. wham-o your done..hopefully...\n\ngood luck\n\nalso...try www.headbobble.com....maybe if you push the "contact us" button they can help