Australia's only cryonics facility holds seven frozen bodies in Holbrook shed
Seven people are frozen in Australian storage at minus 196 degrees Celsius. Each paid $200,000 for the chance of revival.
A shed in Holbrook, NSW, houses the southern hemisphere's only cryonics facility. Inside, seven people are stored head-down in liquid nitrogen at minus 196 degrees Celsius, frozen in hope of revival.
Each paid more than $200,000 for the service. Peter Tsolakides' Southern Cryonics opened in 2023 and now rivals five other facilities worldwide.
Experts say bringing people back to life remains a dream, like trying to restore a thawed strawberry to its original state. Yet Tsolakides puts odds of revival in 250 years at about 10 percent.
Achieving this requires conquering death, curing all diseases, and reviving the dead. Southern Cryonics chose Holbrook for its closeness to Sydney and Melbourne and low risk of earthquakes or floods.
- -196 degrees Celsius
- Storage temperature
- More than $200,000
- Cost per person
- Seven
- Bodies frozen
- 2023
- Facility opened
Why it mattersCryonics raises questions about the safety and clarity of unproven medical services. It also raises questions about who oversees companies offering extraordinary claims with no scientific backing.
AustraliaAustralians seeking cryonic preservation no longer need to travel overseas, but the practice remains fringe and experts warn there is no scientific evidence it will ever work.
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