Colony Ship – Corpsicles by gmvgmvgmv
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The origin of the term “corpsicle” rests with usage dating from 1969 in Fred Pohl's book The Age of the Pussyfoot, in which a corpsicle is referred to as "a zombie frozen in Alaska." However, in perhaps his greatest work, The World at the End of Time, Pohl, one of my favorite sci-fi authors, uses the term to refer to bodies placed in cryogenic sleep. Tragically, some thawed bodies suffer “freezer burn” and either die after the warming process has been completed or have injuries of one kind or another resulting in diminished physical or cognitive function.
Perhaps, one day, colony ships will carry thousands of passengers in cryogenic sleep to distant worlds. Not likely at the rate we’re going, but we can always hope, can’t we?
All models are either Bryce5 or Wings3d originals. Post work in PSP8. Thanks for lookin’!
Comments (32)
It’s a real joy to see everything you get out of Bryce. Another incredibly good image from you.
I'm pathologically averse to change, that being the reason I've stuck with all the Jurassic-Era programs that remain on my somewhat modern computer, ones like Bryce5 and Paint Shop Pro 8. I can't even get models out of my version of DAZ Studio as they crash Bryce. So, I'm spiting myself by rigidly avoiding change. I guess it might be time to move on to newer versions.