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May 10, 2010

David: Science Is Hard

It’s hard, raising the dead. There’s more to it than shoving a couple gigawatts up the cerebral cortex and calling it a day. The chemo-mechanical device that is Man is delicate. Major injuries have to be repaired. The bacterial payload has to be custom-tailored. The check has to clear.

And then there’s the time issue. You’ve got to catch the corpse before total cell death occurs throughout the organism. Without that remaining spark, you don’t wind up with a person when you’re done, but rather a gibbering, amorphous mass that only eats and screams.

We don’t need that hassle again.

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I can’t help it–I laugh when I’m nervous. Drives my assistant nuts, but what can you do?

I wiped my sweaty hands on my lab coat again, hearing that awful giggle rising. We were at the penultimate moment just before I found out if all my hard work was actually worth it.

Switches were flipped, needles on dials swung, steam poured forth. An indescribable fragrance filled the air, and Igor carefully poured the potion into the corpse’s mouth.

We held our breath . . . as it arose and wordlessly held out a mug for more.

Eureka! Quantum coffee!! The world was mine!!!

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