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  • @JM-us3fr
    @JM-us3fr 6 років тому +2197

    ...And for my next trick, I will turn 1 dead person into 2!

    • @BinaryDash
      @BinaryDash 6 років тому +167

      I just need a volunteer from the crowd

    • @timothythehuman3977
      @timothythehuman3977 6 років тому +147

      *everyone backs away*

    • @aryanvnn
      @aryanvnn 6 років тому +22

      lol

    • @neggit2063
      @neggit2063 6 років тому +40

      One is close to death and the other is brain dead(so technically dead )
      So no.

    • @jasontaylor5777
      @jasontaylor5777 6 років тому +1

      LMAO

  • @gggosha7526
    @gggosha7526 6 років тому +745

    That will be an expensive death.

    • @universalj449
      @universalj449 6 років тому +10

      Unaussprechbar ツ Agreed

    • @niccinicolai8161
      @niccinicolai8161 6 років тому +2

      Unaussprechbar ツ lucky. 😂

    • @agent-sz2qj
      @agent-sz2qj 6 років тому +10

      come on let's keep it positive

    • @MasterMadaraXD
      @MasterMadaraXD 6 років тому +4

      well it's not like you gonna lose your head ... xD

    • @supdude1143
      @supdude1143 6 років тому +2

      This makes me numb

  • @mightymate3931
    @mightymate3931 5 років тому +555

    imagine having a 4inch then getting a new body with a 12 inch

    • @adamrspears1981
      @adamrspears1981 5 років тому +33

      Imagine how jealous bruce/kaitlyn jenner will be when he/she/it realizes that had he/she/it of just waited a little bit longer, he/she/it could of gotten "the real thing"
      -an actual woman's body; rather than just the lame-ass "gender reassignment" tranformation!
      😉

    • @bugsy3223
      @bugsy3223 4 роки тому +13

      Adam Spears “hE/sHe/iT”

    • @Isaiahclothing
      @Isaiahclothing 4 роки тому

      Mighty Mate lol I was thinking that

    • @firefly4060
      @firefly4060 4 роки тому +3

      Or imagine just getting a penis enlargement instead, it's much easier.. 🤣

    • @MagiCz115
      @MagiCz115 4 роки тому +2

      What if he has kids what would they look like him or the head before?

  • @7chour
    @7chour 6 років тому +592

    we are already 2018 and there is no news about the operation

    • @ImranKhan-ku4rt
      @ImranKhan-ku4rt 6 років тому +9

      el amraoui achraf I’m also waiting for news

    • @supyekta8943
      @supyekta8943 5 років тому +13

      December this year

    • @narendrarai8873
      @narendrarai8873 5 років тому +3

      i heard in 2018 this would be conducted in chinese patience but no news on it

    • @Lilchefy
      @Lilchefy 5 років тому +34

      They are not going to do it because it was too dangerous

    • @datepicgamer6326
      @datepicgamer6326 5 років тому

      el amraoui achraf such luck.

  • @TheRealAMG
    @TheRealAMG 6 років тому +187

    I’d watch it televised

    • @chris2944
      @chris2944 6 років тому +7

      TheReal AMG LiveLeak

    • @GaryKetchum808
      @GaryKetchum808 6 років тому +3

      I’d rather cut my dick off.

  • @trg1408
    @trg1408 6 років тому +294

    My Neck is hurting listening and thinking about this.

  • @instinctsnipes3170
    @instinctsnipes3170 5 років тому +335

    Cut the head and Glue it.

    • @musaddiqueh6248
      @musaddiqueh6248 5 років тому +48

      No u idiot, duct tape would work just fine

    • @FaizalSyed
      @FaizalSyed 5 років тому +7

      @@musaddiqueh6248 I agree, after tapeing you must squeeze neck as much harder as you can to avoid head from falling to the ground and there is no space for mistakes here ,you should be carefull on that front.

    • @bananasaging9234
      @bananasaging9234 5 років тому +12

      Musaddique H use flex tape while your at it

    • @bluecookie1016
      @bluecookie1016 5 років тому +1

      Hahahaha

    • @Enrico_Palazzo_opera_singer
      @Enrico_Palazzo_opera_singer 5 років тому +1

      Anne Boleyn's last words!

  • @ravinbeats
    @ravinbeats 6 років тому +97

    Turns out that the Italian surgeon just fires up this video as a "how to tutorial" one the first operation

  • @nmnoz
    @nmnoz 6 років тому +645

    they should download drivers first and put them on a thumb drive so they can install them easily

    • @krashd
      @krashd 6 років тому +23

      "Doctor, we forgot to transplant the thumb. His drivers are on the hand of the wrong body!"

    • @dallors_teck
      @dallors_teck 6 років тому +1

      What a great idea

    • @Mystic_Morgan
      @Mystic_Morgan 6 років тому +8

      But if he’s running Windows Vista then he’s going to experience a lot of crashes.

    • @berthold64
      @berthold64 6 років тому +1

      Unable to find driver for "Body".

    • @btg323
      @btg323 6 років тому +6

      Better not forget to safely remove hardware and eject media

  • @nomo4u886
    @nomo4u886 6 років тому +1999

    I can't wait to see this procedure go down. If this head transplant is successful we will be witnessing history in the making. And the man getting operated on will have a better quality of life.

    • @realamazingworld6756
      @realamazingworld6756 6 років тому +38

      Joseph Galvez i just want to have new eyes cos I cannot see

    • @mikikulesza
      @mikikulesza 6 років тому +146

      I bet he will live through the operation, but he will not live longer than a week

    • @iwantmynameback5999
      @iwantmynameback5999 6 років тому +88

      Joseph Galvez There's an extremely low probability of success, don't count on it.

    • @JnxakaBeasie
      @JnxakaBeasie 6 років тому +27

      like the aliens said the body is just a vessel

    • @GraveUypo
      @GraveUypo 6 років тому +37

      yeah this is actually VERY interesting, even if a bit taboo-ey.
      i know it works, at least for a while, and i want to see what the head has to say about it afterwards.

  • @janakermann6123
    @janakermann6123 6 років тому +21

    "Hey, I like your head, can I have it?" "Yes, but I want your well trained body in return"

  • @jamesedwards2754
    @jamesedwards2754 5 років тому +19

    Adds a whole new meaning to the song "I ain't got no body."

    • @orion9640
      @orion9640 3 роки тому

      Good one, James. I like it!

  • @ThexBorg
    @ThexBorg 6 років тому +2234

    It’s alive! ALIVE!!!!!!!!!

  • @darkmoonwarrior2813
    @darkmoonwarrior2813 6 років тому +835

    I guess you can say that surgeon is really aHEAD of His time

  • @kaym3ss
    @kaym3ss 6 років тому +252

    I don't think they went a head with this

  • @AndeePandCompany
    @AndeePandCompany 6 років тому +164

    Until the day comes where science has figured out how to fix damaged spines ie. resulting from spinal cord injuries [where the spine remains attached to its body mind you], I’ll remain completely skeptical that a complete spinal sever and reattachment can be done without the patient remaining totally paralyzed (or more likely dead...just saying). How about we continue working on how to fix the broken ones we already have, then there would be no need for head transplants!

    • @themrssheen
      @themrssheen 6 років тому +15

      i don't know, i think it'd be easier to reattach if the spinal cord has been severed under surveillance rather than if it's been ripped apart in an accident.. i'm still very sceptical though

    • @varunpandey1453
      @varunpandey1453 3 роки тому

      Geeta said that body is perishable. But the dwellers in our body, I.e. our souls, are indestructible, unperishable and impenetrable. We may see our neurological self getting a better body which is certainly a great option rather than mindlessly bring the existing outdated system to work. Because after a stage we just cannot run our body, we will have to find new bodies to run our consciousness. And that day shall come, it's not far.

    • @deleqtronica8733
      @deleqtronica8733 3 роки тому

      There’s a huge difference between a clean surgical cut and breakage via accident. Hell there’s a huge difference if you cut yourself with a knife vs scraping yourself on the sidewalk, the knife cut will heal much cleaner and quicker.

  • @SpyTec
    @SpyTec 6 років тому +617

    It's called a head transplant because the immune system is in the body, not the head. So if there is a rejection it's the body that is rejecting the head. Hence why it's named weirdly.

    • @Craznar
      @Craznar 6 років тому +38

      Yeah - dude, but I'm in the head - so I certainly hope I'm getting the body transplant, not the other guy.

    • @AutodidacticPhd
      @AutodidacticPhd 6 років тому +15

      Honestly, I think it's just a matter of semantic convenience rather than any real medical reason. Even though we know better scientifically, our languages still treat the head as an appendage and the body as the centre of being.

    • @FictualKyle
      @FictualKyle 6 років тому +9

      SpyTec - fun fact: the head is part of the body

    • @atefrod680
      @atefrod680 6 років тому

      Splatoon 2 is awesome

    • @liorkosoy8012
      @liorkosoy8012 6 років тому +5

      The immune system is not a part of the body, its not an organ..

  • @GenJotsu
    @GenJotsu 6 років тому +1951

    Where can I watch the live stream?

    • @Migueleby
      @Migueleby 6 років тому +248

      I'll leave my comment here in case someone responds.

    • @xeztan
      @xeztan 6 років тому +34

      Same bruh

    • @melv938
      @melv938 6 років тому +21

      Migueleby I wanna know too

    • @Baxham1
      @Baxham1 6 років тому +11

      ditto

    • @tobiascibira
      @tobiascibira 6 років тому +8

      Me too

  • @afterlife697
    @afterlife697 4 роки тому +65

    The patient who is supposed to undergo the surgery changed his mind after falling in love.
    Truly romantic. Brings a tear to the eye.

    • @bumplebees
      @bumplebees 2 роки тому +4

      I was wondering what happened.

  • @carolsartor282
    @carolsartor282 3 роки тому +3

    I would imagine the patient will be signing a disclaimer?

  • @etracseez
    @etracseez 6 років тому +353

    I wonder who woke up and decided to donate his body..

    • @kantoros
      @kantoros 6 років тому +135

      Someone who died 3 days ago.

    • @TDPEquinox
      @TDPEquinox 6 років тому +151

      The "head" is a person that is terminally ill, and the "Body" is a man that's been brain dead for a while now.

    • @ClarkWhite81
      @ClarkWhite81 6 років тому +12

      Sadly, Ryan brown donated his body to Gary Markings, Gary only survived for 2 hours and Ryan is still alive but in coma.

    • @plecodude_
      @plecodude_ 6 років тому +3

      Someone in prison?

    • @sanji2158
      @sanji2158 6 років тому +4

      people donate organs when body complications make them unable to live, but the organs themselves still work. anyone with diseases in the brain could be willing.

  • @NewMessage
    @NewMessage 6 років тому +2131

    Long way to go for a little head.

  • @imageek000
    @imageek000 6 років тому +37

    Mars colonization, head transplant, etc. Now that's a time to be alive

    • @edgararcega3046
      @edgararcega3046 4 роки тому +1

      Between the two Mars colonization seems more real. Why? Because we have Eeeeelon Musk!

    • @lorddio2737
      @lorddio2737 2 роки тому

      @@edgararcega3046 I agree the head transplant seems more likely.

  • @canada1529
    @canada1529 6 років тому +10

    I’m happy this is happening, even if it fails we will have made progress. We need this stuff.

  • @benamite
    @benamite 6 років тому +555

    So will this be streamed live? If not, it should.

    • @majorgenerall
      @majorgenerall 6 років тому +111

      It definitely should.

    • @ayembic7933
      @ayembic7933 6 років тому +102

      Imagine getting to view post op your own head transplant. In particular your own suspended severed head drained of blood

    • @CanyonF
      @CanyonF 6 років тому +177

      Imagine the twitch chat

    • @MrDannyboilove
      @MrDannyboilove 6 років тому +28

      Canyon F when you said that I instantly went to “twitch chat does head transplant” haha like “twitch chat plays Pokémon” oh god haha.

    • @Gabitzu1100
      @Gabitzu1100 6 років тому +46

      36 hours streaming live with
      150 surgeons. Imagine that

  • @imfrommanndame
    @imfrommanndame 6 років тому +475

    Does he get to keep both passports? Portrait from one and fingerprints from the other.

    • @aoshi1992
      @aoshi1992 6 років тому +8

      imfrommanndame lol

    • @simonemoses1081
      @simonemoses1081 6 років тому +20

      Lol most likely he'd just get a new one

    • @Destructocorps
      @Destructocorps 6 років тому +6

      imfrommanndame What country do you live in that passports need fingerprints?

    • @sittikbozz15
      @sittikbozz15 6 років тому +9

      Destructocorps Germany

    • @BasilJJ
      @BasilJJ 6 років тому +5

      Destructocorps every country.

  • @KingdomPersonalties
    @KingdomPersonalties 6 років тому +466

    How to transplant a human head:
    You don't. You don't transplant a human head.

    • @merrokhan
      @merrokhan 5 років тому +3

      Hope for the Best

    • @helium-379
      @helium-379 5 років тому +13

      You never know. Many years ago people said that planes were impossible. Look at what we have now.

    • @421cookies
      @421cookies 5 років тому

      Mind uploading always been a huge topic in SF so, who knows whetherer they will move the body or just the mind in the future.

    • @firefly4060
      @firefly4060 4 роки тому

      Ah now, don't be so pessimistic Lol

    • @joaquincasascortes624
      @joaquincasascortes624 3 роки тому

      One day, Humanity will, for sure, be capable of living in other planets or making head transplants, or even extending exponentially someones life.
      But that ain't gonna happen any time soon lol.

  • @niacin33
    @niacin33 5 років тому +10

    Theoretically, if you could figure out what each if those nerve endings go and attach an adapter you could create a cyborg

  • @robert.mihail
    @robert.mihail 6 років тому +403

    Orochimaru is the director of this.

  • @leiwulong2308
    @leiwulong2308 6 років тому +719

    very scary

    • @kimE2017
      @kimE2017 6 років тому +8

      Lei, what are you doing here. Get your butt to Harada's office and tell him to put you in the game

    • @leiwulong2308
      @leiwulong2308 6 років тому +2

      Edward , hahaha brutality

    • @_neophyte
      @_neophyte 6 років тому +1

      SpOokY

    • @appollogeist3092
      @appollogeist3092 6 років тому +1

      Lei Wulong 666 likes

    • @avech1285
      @avech1285 6 років тому +1

      666 likes

  • @jaydanbowland9617
    @jaydanbowland9617 5 років тому +28

    Well this video was made in 2017 and its 2018 and still no head transplant

  • @SaikeeKonosukeLuc
    @SaikeeKonosukeLuc 4 роки тому +35

    Just a head up: The guy who volunteered for the surgery had a change of mind , or rather he won't be having a change of body any soon.
    He said it's all thanks to his family & wife.
    Edit: yea, i like puns.

    • @mojojojoguzman3332
      @mojojojoguzman3332 4 роки тому +2

      Luc Konosuke
      Yes. His name was Valery Spirinodov, a paraplegic.

  • @Parcolai
    @Parcolai 6 років тому +296

    This is just in time for Halloween season.

  • @KingAlphaOmega
    @KingAlphaOmega 6 років тому +365

    Let's see what happens.

    • @supdude1143
      @supdude1143 6 років тому +1

      Rohit Eligeti tables will flip.

    • @furrball
      @furrball 6 років тому

      Pretty easy to guess: best case scenario is the head will survive in a locked-in state, with no control or feedback from the body.

  • @astherphoenix9648
    @astherphoenix9648 6 років тому +13

    First head transplant: Kono *DIO* da

  • @blank1316
    @blank1316 5 років тому +6

    Welp I guess in the future there will be a shop called BODY SHOP

  • @imkindahungry04364
    @imkindahungry04364 6 років тому +34

    I believe the answer to the question is "very carefully"

    • @JahnDough
      @JahnDough 6 років тому +2

      imkindahungry04364 thanks dad for the joke

  • @UpcycleElectronics
    @UpcycleElectronics 6 років тому +799

    I feel empathetic for the person that is so desperate to be the head to be transplanted. At least you get to fade out in a medically induced sleep knowing you will probably never wake up. The person that is willing to do this is obviously doomed to an inevitable end and the person that is brain dead is in much the same situation. Neither person has much to lose here. Also this is probably going to be someone younger and capable of handling the stress and potential recovery. There's really no reason to make this political. If the doctors are willing to try it, more power to them. Think about this as if it is you facing eminent death, early in life, and you might have a chance to live longer.

    • @IIAndersII
      @IIAndersII 6 років тому +55

      Upcycle Electronics
      I agree with you. The odds are VERY slim. Must be a hard position to be in for both the doctor and patient. Great respect. I hope the best for the outcome. Let's hope luck is with the doctor and patient that day.

    • @brosplit
      @brosplit 6 років тому +29

      He is already in almost vegetative state. He got nothing to lose, from the interview I saw. Regardless the operation is success or not, this will be remembered & used as study/ example.

    • @adikrah
      @adikrah 6 років тому +17

      Upcycle Electronics But another question does rise, if all the blood is taken out and refilled into the brain, will the anesthesia still work?

    • @dwarfie24
      @dwarfie24 6 років тому +4

      Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon yup if I remember it right the poor sid dont got long to live with his current body either.

    • @chrisdavid9626
      @chrisdavid9626 6 років тому +1

      Adik Rahman that was what i wondered

  • @arizonastrawberrycolada4343
    @arizonastrawberrycolada4343 6 років тому +6

    to be very honest, this is really scaring me to death
    specially thinking about what's about to happen in the Future

  • @akaapplepie9465
    @akaapplepie9465 6 років тому +25

    Well tomorrow is the last day of the year and still no update

  • @Shadowriffles
    @Shadowriffles 6 років тому +120

    I'd rather put my brain and nervecord in an android body and skip the fleshy hassle. Will probably have to wait for atleast 30 years for something like that to be available.

    • @derekt7206
      @derekt7206 6 років тому +6

      Probably sooner than we all think.

    • @GhostHyperhex
      @GhostHyperhex 6 років тому +17

      Much longer than 30 years tbh

    • @14104
      @14104 6 років тому +5

      30 years?? Didn't you watch back to the future? Back then they thought we'd have hover boards by now, but we only have fake ones sadly.

    • @wizardsmix7961
      @wizardsmix7961 6 років тому +2

      14104 x1 Yeah, but 30 years ago we had computers the size of a library that had a "massive" storage of 10 mb.. Now we have USB's that can store 128 gb in something the size of your thumb.

    • @BenoIsABot
      @BenoIsABot 6 років тому

      They have actually made a bionic arm that has a feeling of "touch" so.. ya know it's possible

  • @tankolad
    @tankolad 6 років тому +105

    We can't let failure get in the way of progress. Even if the chances of success are incredibly slim, it's something worth trying.

    • @abdur1300
      @abdur1300 6 років тому

      Iron Drapes
      more slim, more chance to die

    • @MasterMadaraXD
      @MasterMadaraXD 6 років тому

      can't argue with that ... but still is this the path we wanna go ?
      I mean sure ... it can help people on the other hand, those who can afford it, mostlikly ain't the people that should be able to afford it ...
      We will end up with brain transplants sooner or later, so the rich people can enslave the poor even further beyond their normal life time....
      but hey ... what a new way of having a black market for .... bodys
      I mean the rhich in the old Romean empire could also choose from a varity of fitting persons for their collection ... let's just bring back that time for brain tansplants YAY

    • @jakobygames
      @jakobygames 6 років тому +4

      American Handsome The patient seems perfectly fine with that, so nobody is getting hurt that doesn't understand the risks

    • @tahneethompson6012
      @tahneethompson6012 6 років тому

      Tobias Uchiha well the body has a genetic limit so have fun trying to be immortal without genetic modification nano bots and cybernetics

    • @tahneethompson6012
      @tahneethompson6012 6 років тому +1

      James Insalaco no thats a stupid idea throwing away one of the most perfect opportunities science can get just because it hasnt worked on any other animal is just that stupid we have the perfect situation and human testing will give much better results then any other animal so this is a really good idea

  • @blindsatin
    @blindsatin 6 років тому +17

    Well Its 2018.... how's it goes?

  • @Veikra
    @Veikra 6 років тому +3

    Thanks for the tutorial, I feel ready to start it now

  • @BennoRob95
    @BennoRob95 6 років тому +301

    Sergio the surgeon? Do I look like some kind of mug to you?

    • @RyanRyzzo
      @RyanRyzzo 6 років тому +22

      Sounds better than Bob the Builder.

    • @SpartanMJO12
      @SpartanMJO12 6 років тому +3

      RyanRyzzo it'd be Bill the Builder if you think about it, Sergio -> sergian -> surgeon, bill -> billder -> builder
      .
      .
      .
      .
      .
      I know Bob the builder is a television program I'm English

    • @hertzrozen
      @hertzrozen 6 років тому

      Well, he's Italian, so you should call "Sergio il chirurgo" (where chirurgo is the translation for surgeon) but really is more correct Dottor Canavero

    • @omarsanchez7599
      @omarsanchez7599 6 років тому

      Benjamino lmaooooooooo. Lost it

  • @HyperBlueSTI
    @HyperBlueSTI 6 років тому +61

    Hopefully they don't put it on backwards.

  • @SyntaxScout
    @SyntaxScout 6 років тому +11

    In a 2015 TEDx talk, Sergio Canavero made a bold and tantalizing claim: by 2017, he swore, he would conduct the first human head transplant. And if you’ve been paying attention to trending headlines today, you might think he’s followed through on that promise.He has not.Canavero has not completed a successful human head transplant, and it is very unlikely that he will ever do so.

  • @thiha8372
    @thiha8372 5 років тому +5

    it’s been 1 year and 3 months now, when will the procedure take place?

  • @xXSalvi503Xx
    @xXSalvi503Xx 6 років тому +17

    Taking a shit while watching this feeling really weird thinking about it

  • @rockets-dont-makegood-toas7728
    @rockets-dont-makegood-toas7728 6 років тому +46

    OH NO SIR HIS HEAD WAS LOBBED OFF!!!!
    It's fine just glue it back on and pretend it didn't happen.

    • @JahnDough
      @JahnDough 6 років тому +3

      rockets-don't-make good-toast See? Good as new.

    • @TheBacknblack92
      @TheBacknblack92 6 років тому +2

      I laughed when they said their way to get around the whole cut spinal cord business was to rub some polyethylene glycol on it. Thats the shit they put inside paintballs. It's mainly used as a laxative. It's not some super duper secret science glue that'll make this work where other stuff hasn't.
      It hasn't been proven to regenerate cut nerves. There has been some research into it but NOTHING pointing towards the ability to do that to that insane extent. Nothing to justify trying this shit on a human
      If you think you figured it out try the technique on a monkey. It has never actually worked on any animal before for more than a few hours and the main road block is the cut nerves.
      This is unethical
      This is horrible
      This is murder
      If someone is that far gone that theyre willing to do this then let them commit assisted suicide in peace. This shit though, if it does "work" he'll spend a few hours in one of the most terrifying situations possible before finally dying painfully.
      There is a reason the medical community is very very against this.
      Put your technique forth
      Show it works on animals
      Let others copy the technique on animals proving it works
      Ease your way into human trials
      Thats the proper process
      This guy is murdering a dude and the BBC is like "isnt this cool. Aint science great". The absolute state of modern psuedo science quackery being pushed in popular culture
      I hope this doctor is never allowed to return from China, otherwise face prosecution or loss of his license.

    • @rsbrozo4124
      @rsbrozo4124 6 років тому

      Stopreadingmyusername i totally agree with you .

  • @trilamhuu46
    @trilamhuu46 5 років тому +20

    It's almost 2019, wonder what the result :/

  • @MyDiamond99
    @MyDiamond99 6 років тому +4

    So what happned? Was he able to do it? I was looking for it on google and only found old articles. Someone please tell me!!!

  • @ramramcomcom3240
    @ramramcomcom3240 6 років тому +240

    medical science has a very grim past. i believe there could be a million lives put in danger/killed already to make what we have now medical procedures successfully.

    • @steirqwe7956
      @steirqwe7956 6 років тому +12

      True, but even more lives are saved because of this knowledge. Even tiniest and unremarkable discoveries may lead to saving millions of lives in a long shot.

    • @J_Madison
      @J_Madison 6 років тому +3

      www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/study_suggests_medical_errors_now_third_leading_cause_of_death_in_the_us
      we arent that good even now. 250,000 people a year in the US alone die to medical mistakes.

    • @vixxcelacea2778
      @vixxcelacea2778 6 років тому +2

      That's almost always human error, misdiagnosis, slip ups and filing. Also the amount that would die due to no treatment is definitely higher.
      Give most of the precise and mundane job to a computer or machine built for that one purpose and you would see the deaths due to medical mistakes drop drastically.
      Humans are not built to be good at only one thing. We're good at many things, but never perfect.

    • @DouradoAntedeguemon
      @DouradoAntedeguemon 6 років тому

      yeah, but it's worth

    • @deviladvoc
      @deviladvoc 6 років тому

      yeah in US. only that large percentage die due to medical mistakes... American doctors tend to be lazy and careless when dealing with patients. it is different for more professional doctors.

  • @dan_loup
    @dan_loup 6 років тому +415

    Maybe Mr.Canavero should at least successfully transplant a dog head first?

    • @SpartanMJO12
      @SpartanMJO12 6 років тому +124

      Dr_Kachu san eh, the bloke's dying and wants to kill himself anyway, if there's a chance he gets his head transplanted and it works yippee, if not he's dead anyway give it a year

    • @ratbag359
      @ratbag359 6 років тому +13

      I am thinking if the brain does not die he may end up trapped in his mind. Depending on where the spinal cord is cut may not be able to move face.
      talking will be a issue too as will not be able to control breathing.

    • @Trigger_Man
      @Trigger_Man 6 років тому +10

      I heard Dr. Sergio successfully tested it on rats

    • @yasinomidi7525
      @yasinomidi7525 6 років тому +17

      dogs are worth more

    • @krashd
      @krashd 6 років тому +11

      No, they haven't, darkdoctor2017, they have simply attached animal heads blood supply to other animals with their own head.

  • @jordanlenihan3055
    @jordanlenihan3055 4 роки тому +6

    Imagine waking up and seeing surgeons holding your head

  • @AAALLDAY07
    @AAALLDAY07 5 років тому +5

    So what’s the update? Did it work?

  • @MalachHaMavetZero
    @MalachHaMavetZero 6 років тому +28

    This would have been useful for Ned Stark.

  • @zephyr2905
    @zephyr2905 6 років тому +507

    I don't get it, do the nerves just like grow together or something???

    • @simonemoses1081
      @simonemoses1081 6 років тому +105

      Z E P H Y R nerves function just like ever other body part when it comes to healing. And as far as I know (I'm I expert) our most vital organs and systems have a higher regenerative ability, like our lungs, hearts and possible in assuming our nerves. And there are cases of nerves be nicked our severed in surgery and those nerves healing over time. So the answer to your question is yes??

    • @iRobo
      @iRobo 6 років тому +38

      Thats the hardest part of this, it hasnt been done before, ever. So technically speaking it SHOULD be possible but we dont know because we havnt beem able to get it to work

    • @simonemoses1081
      @simonemoses1081 6 років тому +5

      Kon Haijacked health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/smoking-cessation/lungs-regenerate.htm our lungs do actually have some regenerative power, they will never return to full power but they do heal beyond what another organ (such as our skin)

    • @simonemoses1081
      @simonemoses1081 6 років тому +3

      Kon Haijacked well yes but that's if the tissue is torn, crushed, burned or punctured. A fine,clean cut with a blade such as they one they intend to use is the scarring is unlikely to happen

    • @_egghead
      @_egghead 6 років тому +5

      Simone Moses our liver and skin are the most regenerative part of the body. Heart cells cannot replace themselves, our brain does not regenerate also.

  • @fktudiablo9579
    @fktudiablo9579 4 роки тому +3

    Seems easier to transfer memory in a machine.

  • @adrianatienza9355
    @adrianatienza9355 5 років тому +15

    "How do you transplant a human head?"
    **opens notepad**

  • @Jessica-ck6ns
    @Jessica-ck6ns 6 років тому +472

    I'm so excited about this. Even if the procedure isn't successful, it will definitely NOT be a failure. Most of humanities greatest developments in technology and health came from the knowledge we learned from unsuccessful experimental trials. Even if the patient dies, that patient will be the reason so many more will undergo a similar procedure and live. Its groundbreaking and will present vital information regardless of the outcome.

    • @adityapola
      @adityapola 6 років тому +31

      Jessica Would you volunteer? xD

    • @Hotomato
      @Hotomato 6 років тому +38

      Aditya Pola - They probably get volunteers that are willing to possibly die.

    • @Jessica-ck6ns
      @Jessica-ck6ns 6 років тому +27

      Aditya Pola maybe in the future when we're moving on to animalxhuman hybrids... I wanna be a centaur 😂

    • @keiromultiverse3608
      @keiromultiverse3608 6 років тому +15

      Best idea ever! Merge me with a dolphin I wanna be a merman!!!

    • @danielatrimper7410
      @danielatrimper7410 6 років тому +1

      *humanity's

  • @christianwilliams6117
    @christianwilliams6117 6 років тому +59

    This some Futurama type shit

    • @frankteng
      @frankteng 6 років тому +2

      Christian Williams I’m also thinking of Wolfenstein 2

  • @karinarzesz5031
    @karinarzesz5031 6 років тому +1

    I’m very intrigued to see how this will work out. Hopefully it goes well

  • @sawggirl3310
    @sawggirl3310 4 роки тому +1

    This is actually so terrifying!! it could happen to you anyone you love God bless you all!!

  • @DudeManBoroMan
    @DudeManBoroMan 6 років тому +418

    Who’s body are they using?

    • @harpomohrmann823
      @harpomohrmann823 6 років тому +29

      DudeManBroMan *head

    • @hpierre2294
      @hpierre2294 6 років тому +115

      Someone who is sentenced to the capital punishment.

    • @MitchBodmann
      @MitchBodmann 6 років тому +62

      A brain dead humans body

    • @volunteerwork7761
      @volunteerwork7761 6 років тому +129

      Thats a smart idea, if they are going to get capital punishment might as well use them for something right?

    • @Frozenmemory1
      @Frozenmemory1 6 років тому +19

      Cruel

  • @Sir_Uncle_Ned
    @Sir_Uncle_Ned 6 років тому +119

    This will be an amazing experiment - even if it fails. If it works - we gain a major insight into the connection between the body and the brain in addition to getting a step closer to having a synthetically grown body replacement for spinal cord injuries, lost limbs and various other conditions potentially including death! Or, if it turns out growing a body is too hard or expensive, we can just wire the head into a robotic body able to keep the head alive until a replacement body can be safely grown.
    There is a first time for everything. This body transplant was bound to happen sooner or later. Even a failure here will push us towards the first success. This will be a great leap in medical science one way or the other.

    • @GooleEnt
      @GooleEnt 6 років тому +2

      Getting closer to being immortal

    • @xkeepersvk
      @xkeepersvk 6 років тому +3

      If it works we will have a black market for spinal cords or complete bodies.

    • @mrsensei8878
      @mrsensei8878 6 років тому +3

      kevin c-i37
      We also put a man on the moon. If you asked anyone a 100 years ago they will tell you its impossible.

    • @willriseabove6858
      @willriseabove6858 6 років тому +3

      doggie015 lol death is enevetable, even if this did somehow work which it won't ( realistically) the brain tissues will still age and decompose, resulting in death.

    • @ninjaballista5003
      @ninjaballista5003 6 років тому

      kevin c-i37 are you stupid? Realistically anything is possible

  • @smithaf0601
    @smithaf0601 6 років тому +1

    I wish they used this innovation to help heal spinal cord injuries, since the cases of this surgery being needed are so rare, and its so much more risky.

  • @mohammadtantawi452
    @mohammadtantawi452 6 років тому +54

    you guys are talking about connecting the spinal cord in just minutes -.- thats impossible considering that you have to connect the tissue and make sure the cells accept each other without having the central unit that gives orders for those cells working and thats all without mentioning that the body would be nearly frozen which leads to a major organ failure because you are freezing those organs that cant handle cold for seconds without even getting them some energy. to make myself clear. human body with a full blood circulation cant handle cold and could suffer severe organ failures by being put into the freezer or getting the body temperature to go down. let alone the process of connecting the vines, arteries and other nerves that go throw the neck as well as making the new blood that will be delivering the oxygen to the brain accept the brain the tissue and not have the immune system attacking the body nor the brain. even if they manage to overcome all that they would have to keep the patient in a long period of rehabilitation and put down the immune system for a long time while the brain and body accept each other. which makes it still 99.99% fail for this operation to come true since having a room customized for that purpose is nearly impossible since you will need a room with only O2 in it and without any other gasses and not have anyone getting near the body cause the immune system will be completely shut down. as well as getting the immune system back and running would be nearly impossible and for exactly that reason we are having problems curing the HIV which works on destroying the immune system. id rather see them trying to find a cure for cancer or HIV over them trying to transplant a head

    • @jiksbydesign733
      @jiksbydesign733 5 років тому

      Wow.. simply wow..

    • @the_nautillus9176
      @the_nautillus9176 5 років тому +3

      Having No Argument: Big Text

    • @breonawarren1507
      @breonawarren1507 5 років тому +2

      From my understanding he’s got a 1% chance of success, which means statistically it is possible- least likely but possible.

  • @iconforu2c
    @iconforu2c 6 років тому +17

    I watched this story years ago. The Dr that's leading the surgery has been researching and figuring out the obstacles of the procedure for years and years. I truly think he will succeed. Although the spinal cord connection sounds plausible, I wouldn't think the technology was there yet.

  • @jmasri2717
    @jmasri2717 6 років тому +111

    *Body transplant*

    • @TIRFemcel
      @TIRFemcel 6 років тому +2

      if you can transplant head, you could transplant body of course.

  • @nikkistahr7105
    @nikkistahr7105 5 років тому +2

    Well 2018...haven't heard an update and were already in the last quarter..whats good?

  • @Egrddgfksln
    @Egrddgfksln Рік тому +1

    I didn't know something like this exist, until now....

  • @riccardocrescenzi2739
    @riccardocrescenzi2739 6 років тому +51

    Lets hope for a success.

    • @zaboomafia
      @zaboomafia 6 років тому +3

      It will be a huge success for humanity if it is successful. I enjoy seeing medical technology improve such as synthetic organs.

    • @Tecnoninja54
      @Tecnoninja54 6 років тому +3

      James D YES same it makes me feel like we’re actually getting somewhere and we are breaking limits. I know this isn’t related but I hate people who say this is taboo it really isn’t we’re just taking steps to ascend the human race as a whole there is nothing wrong or shameful about wanting to “evolve” our knowledge that will make us even more superior than we already are

    • @FeaturedPixel
      @FeaturedPixel 6 років тому

      When's it happening?

    • @Supremobuilder
      @Supremobuilder 6 років тому +1

      If it works I see an apocalyptic future in which the rich takes the bodies of the young...

    • @Tecnoninja54
      @Tecnoninja54 6 років тому

      Jomar Benschop haha!! That’s pretty funny but then again it might be something that could happen if we can do this there are gonna be more doctors who’ll learn from this so of course there is gonna be some illegal shit going down and they’ll start kidnapping kids off the street!!

  • @asd1234asd1234asd
    @asd1234asd1234asd 6 років тому +21

    Who on earth would make that mistake of thinking Head Transplant means cutting the patient's head off and putting a new head on? I mean what was that clarification is for?

    • @enchantedgames6589
      @enchantedgames6589 6 років тому

      Nop the people who voted for it are :)

    • @enchantedgames6589
      @enchantedgames6589 6 років тому

      Or at the very least we can call the misinformed if you are offended :)

    • @nihvl
      @nihvl 6 років тому

      Destiny kevin It's simple what people think about kidney transplants or heart transplant a kidney or heart of the patient is replaced by a newer healthier one so obviously when people hear the word head transplant person think about replacing the head which in medical terms is the other way around it's a body replacement

  • @Quantiad
    @Quantiad 6 років тому

    I'm pleased somebody addressed the 'head transplant' error.

  • @ripcurl010
    @ripcurl010 6 років тому +3

    2018 and still waiting ?

  • @irondisciple2984
    @irondisciple2984 6 років тому +16

    How long can you preserve a human head before it dies?

    • @mementomori1320
      @mementomori1320 6 років тому

      Gokul Gopakumar I've heard that victims of be headings were able to blink and respond for around 8 minutes.

    • @jasgill7002
      @jasgill7002 6 років тому +2

      it can be kept for a longer time if its frozen

  • @balls5370
    @balls5370 6 років тому +40

    Don't forget about dog man xD

  • @HabibTheHeeb
    @HabibTheHeeb 6 років тому +4

    Well did it happen?

  • @nexus9906
    @nexus9906 5 років тому

    Imagine waking up after that surgery.

  • @adipai
    @adipai 6 років тому +8

    Soap opras have been doing it for years hahaha

  • @skygaite
    @skygaite 6 років тому +34

    Check some details before posting, BBC. The procedure is delayed to 2018. And they will keep patient in coma for 3-6 weeks, not 3 days. Operation discription isn’t exact

    • @LadyPashta
      @LadyPashta 6 років тому

      Last I heard it was not delayed. Where is the proof of what you say?

    • @LadyPashta
      @LadyPashta 6 років тому

      Here's my proof it's "imminently" about to happen, from today:
      www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-head-transplant-ethics-1215-story.html

    • @tahneethompson6012
      @tahneethompson6012 6 років тому +3

      instead of asking for proof why dont you use google like a normal person

    • @nemo3579
      @nemo3579 6 років тому

      If you claim something, you can't expect others to find proof of it, you should provide your own - like a normal person.

  • @arierivaldy1887
    @arierivaldy1887 5 років тому +4

    OMG his head is fall and rolling out on the floor... Just get some more glue.

  • @shibegameing501
    @shibegameing501 6 років тому +1

    In 2222 their going to look back at us and say “Damn they were idiots”

  • @arv_is
    @arv_is 6 років тому +199

    Yess we can soon can be transplanted into robot bodies

  • @ZMEXXXY
    @ZMEXXXY 6 років тому +49

    The body will reject the head... that’s for sure...

    • @adnanmoheddin7414
      @adnanmoheddin7414 6 років тому +4

      woah ok bro, you're not a doctor so how do you know that the body will FOR SURE reject the head???

    • @helio3928
      @helio3928 6 років тому +2

      It's the other way around too.

    • @tomatoboi5735
      @tomatoboi5735 6 років тому +3

      yeah...anime parasite explain it

    • @ForeverMan
      @ForeverMan 6 років тому +1

      will the body reject the head, or the head reject the body ? hum

  • @chezbro98
    @chezbro98 6 років тому

    Does anybody have any updates on the surgery? Has it been conducted already?

  • @prasadpotdar294
    @prasadpotdar294 6 років тому +2

    Its Awesome man !!!!!!
    I mean adhesion of neurons with PEG
    Simply hatss off

    • @mybigyear
      @mybigyear 3 роки тому

      No adhesion of spinal column

  • @notthisguyagain8557
    @notthisguyagain8557 6 років тому +231

    Don't get A HEAD of yourself

    • @rBennich
      @rBennich 6 років тому +2

      Yeah those caps really helped there... lol

    • @catminted
      @catminted 6 років тому

      stop
      no

  • @kylehudsons
    @kylehudsons 6 років тому +178

    success or not, i would like to see this happen just to know the answer whether our body can be stitch up that way and it would work just like normal albeit some complications...
    or which i think is the more probable thing that would happen is that the body dies and the head dies~
    either way we won't know the answer till somebody did it~ good job to the surgeon for daring to take the 1st step ignoring all those ethical bs and actually just focus on doing it~

    • @potts995
      @potts995 6 років тому +26

      Who needs ethics when you've got consent anyways? I'm thinking along the same lines, regarding that death part as well.

    • @ishouldbemoreanomymous4949
      @ishouldbemoreanomymous4949 6 років тому +11

      The ethics??the guy wants a better life then what he has at the moment. Who are people to judge him he’s the one who’s suffering. I say go for it let’s see if it can be done I think it will work.

    • @flamma8997
      @flamma8997 6 років тому +1

      Kyle Hudsons you look like my old classmate who was a Muslim guy named Aref

    • @bublik11
      @bublik11 6 років тому

      like RF? as in radio frequency

    • @vladimirandric1205
      @vladimirandric1205 6 років тому +2

      Kyle Hudsons lol imagine for like 10-20 years when this potentially be possible,some crazy BILLIONER of 100 years transplant his head to young body lol there goes infinity life..

  • @karansarin1986
    @karansarin1986 6 років тому +4

    Its 2018 now, How did it go?

  • @blnk.8701
    @blnk.8701 6 років тому

    Thanks for the tutorial :P

  • @blockbertus
    @blockbertus 6 років тому +13

    You get a like for the holding back of the pun.
    But it was a good one!
    Have a nice weekend, Greg. Don't get ahead of yourself. :D

    • @GregFoot
      @GregFoot 6 років тому

      hehe thanks! And bravo ;)

  • @xM33NZx
    @xM33NZx 6 років тому +59

    Soooo who's paying that medical bill tho 😂

    • @bennytheshapario5605
      @bennytheshapario5605 6 років тому +5

      VanillaFanatics his life

    • @bushwickavenue1503
      @bushwickavenue1503 6 років тому +1

      It’s estimated 10 million dollars

    • @yubeeen2814
      @yubeeen2814 6 років тому

      Imong mama

    • @theodoragreen5628
      @theodoragreen5628 5 років тому

      Tax payers

    • @abdrahmannn2828
      @abdrahmannn2828 5 років тому +1

      This will be the first attempt. It's free I think cuz it's 50% 50% what if his guy pay 10M and die? Nope! I think if this procedure becomes successful, next ones will be that cost. The billionaire will buy new bodies ones they got older. 😀😀

  • @gabytrh
    @gabytrh 6 років тому +1

    so did it work?

  • @User-qm8hb
    @User-qm8hb 6 років тому +1

    Date: Sunday, April 29 2018, still no luck yet

  • @Uraby210Incorporated
    @Uraby210Incorporated 6 років тому +293

    THIS ENTIRE VIDEO IS A JOJO REFERENCE I SWEAR

  • @84updown
    @84updown 6 років тому +100

    This whole situation sounds like a failure waiting to happen, particularly with the disection and reattatchment of the spinal cord. Even if they make mathematically PERFECT incisions on to both bodies spines, there are complex nervous cells everywhere and we just don't have enough knowledge on them to say we can just heal them together like we can other parts of the body.
    The way I see it the patient is gonna die, and will probably be in a lot of pain if he doesn't right away.

    • @gamechanger7282
      @gamechanger7282 6 років тому +11

      Eiahfou If it fails won’t he be under powerful drugs making it seem painless? I’m not saying it’s okay if he dies, because it’s not, but if he does won’t it be peaceful? I don’t even think a disembodied head can feel anything.

    • @84updown
      @84updown 6 років тому +1

      Matthew John
      Well yeah a disembodied head could feel pain if they somehoe brought him to consciousness. Keep in mind the tip of the spine and the emtkre brain is in their.
      That and also even the most powerful anethstetics can't block out the receptors on the spinal cord. Thats direct nerve contact

    • @succulentravioli954
      @succulentravioli954 6 років тому +4

      The patient will be knocked out 🤦‍♂️

    • @Krakus916
      @Krakus916 6 років тому +14

      There is no claim for success, but there is nothing to lose either.Owner of the head is about to die and owner of the body is already dead.

    • @Krakus916
      @Krakus916 6 років тому +7

      It does.The body donor had a brain dead with no harm to the body and the owner of the head is only terminally ill on body.

  • @UnWastedMovies
    @UnWastedMovies 6 років тому +1

    So, when does it take place? It's december now

  • @spazmen3338
    @spazmen3338 5 років тому +1

    This is pretty much How To Basic but with mad scientists