It Ain't Robots (But still...)

Check out this bit of science news for some inspiration.

Welcome to the future: for your comfort, we will soon be placing you in suspended animation for the duration of the flight to Jupiter. Please put the mask over your mouth and nose and breath normally.

"By using a small amount of hydrogen sulfide gas [, researchers put] mice into a state of hibernation for six hours. ...Overall, their metabolic rate dropped by 90 percent -- meaning normal cellular activity slowed to almost a standstill, thus reducing the need for oxygen. ...Fresh air revived the mice, and testing uncovered no differences in behavior or functional ability between the treated mice and untreated ones, the study concluded."

This looks like garage-ready science. I think I might try to put my housemate into hibernation. I just need a tank of oxygen, a tank of hydrogen sulfide, and some anesthesiology equipment. Come over next Thursday for a demonstration! We'll have drinks and once ___ is in a state of hibernation, put him into funny manikin poses. It'll be a blast.