Mortality - Death and Avoiding it

Hi,

There has been alot of press lately on death and cheating it.

In one startling case a man chose to commit suicide after his partner did. By drugging himself and then jumping in the mortuary freezer that her corpse lay in.

I kid you not...

The kind of place someones head has to be in to pull this kind of stunt is beyond me. It also goes to show you're better off killing yourself at home rather than in a public institution.

There are other more reliable ways of offing yourself of course. Quite a few of which include over indulging in something pleasurable.

I'm not surprised that a man overdosing on an aphrodisiac based on poisonous toad venom made the top news.

People cheating death have also been media noticeable in the last week and a bit.

From doctors misdiagnosing patients death, through to people overcoming huge odds to walk away from certain death.

The ebb and flow of media stories seemed quite mundane until I came across some intriguing articles about people who strive to postpone or overcome death itself - through many different kinds of augmentation.

Immortality questers like this have been documented since the middle ages. It's actually quite shocking about some of the key historical figures in the 20th century who have been a part of this diverse movement.

The big question here is not "would you commit suicide"- but "what would you do to prolong your life?"

Personally I can't even give up cigarettes...

NP Out