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[Jabberwocky]

As it is the off season and most here seem to be Sci Fi fans, here is a question. How old are you if you have been in Cryostasis?

If like in Aliens, Ripply's grand daughter is was 87 when she died. How old is Ripply? Do you go from the date of her birth? If so could you then just live until you where say 25 and then thing I have had enough and go into stasis for the next 50 years and then come out and claim a full pension?

The other option would be having a cronological age, so after 50 years in stasis you would still be 25... but what would happen if you where in stasis for a few weeks, would your birthday change?

[What's Burning?]

You realize being frozen costs money right? So I think no one would ever do it simply from the get over on the government angle since whatever you'd get in benefits would pale in comparison to the amount of money you've paid to keep you in stasis for fifty years.

That being said, if it's a part of your job, in other words if you're frozen at 25 and as part of military research you volunteer and wake up 50 years later, yes by all mean you should be paid for that time.

[What's Burning?]

How did they answer that question in Futurama?

[Jabberwocky]

Dunno

[LRW]

great chat.

[What's Burning?]

great chat.

That's because no one has come in to vehemently disagree.

[LRW]

great chat.

That's because no one has come in to vehemently disagree.

I vehemently disagree.

[What's Burning?]

Maybe it's just Jabber drunk posting.

[Jabberwocky]

Was not drunk.

[LRW]

Was not drunk.

So you are just naturally dull then?

[What's Burning?]

He's hilarious when frozen.

[stonemonkey]

You'd be taking a risk freezing yourself for years and hoping state pensions still exist when you come out.

Holly: They're from Earth.
Lister: That's 3 million years away.
Holly: They're from the Norweb Federation.
Lister: What's that?
Holly: The North Western Electricity Board. They want you, Dave.
Lister: Me? Why? What for?
Holly: For your crimes against humanity.
Lister: You what?
Holly: It seems when you left Earth, 3 million years ago, you left two half-eaten German sausages on a plate in your kitchen. Do you know what happens to sausages left unattended for 3 million years?
Lister: Yeah, they go mouldy.
Holly: Your sausages, Dave, now cover seven-eights of the Earth's surface. Also, you left £17.50 in your bank account. Thanks to compound interest, you now own 98% of all the world's wealth. And because you've hoarded it for 3 million years, nobody's got any money except for you and Norweb.
Lister: Why Norweb?
Holly: You left a light on in the bathroom. I've got a final demand here for £180 billion.
Lister: £180 billion? You're kidding?
Holly: [wearing a silly face mask] April fool.

[Jabberwocky]

Going back in time would raise the same questions

[stonemonkey]

That's a whole different kettle of fish and I doubt you'd be thinking of ripping off the pension system if you could do that.

[Jabberwocky]

Was not drunk.

So you are just naturally dull then?

it was a long night shift