I'm gonna live to be 300. Seriously. Here's why:
- All deaths are caused by lack of oxygen to the brain. But, it's very rare that the source of the brain's demise is inside the head. It's usually something starting below the neck.
- The body, below the neck, is a life support system for the brain. So when one of the myriad things happen to the body (i.e., heart attack), the brain's support is cut off. The brain dies, and you are dead. So....
- I'll build a box, on top of which will just be my head. Get rid of that troublesome body.
- The box will contain a pump and a semi-permeable membrane through which essential elements and gasses can be passed to my blood while it is pumped to and from my head.
- I figure my head can last at least 300 years this way. On the box.