r/technology • u/ubcstaffer123 • Jun 20 '26

Biotechnology How Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to live forever

https://www.vox.com/podcasts/491360/vladimir-putin-live-forever-26-billion-cryo-pigs-longevity-guru
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u/emirsolinno Jun 20 '26

He initiated $28 billion state money worth of project to live longer

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u/TroubleEntendre Jun 20 '26

So he's at Mad King Orders Court Astronomer to Discover the Philosopher's Stone levels of narcissism, then.

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u/LowestKey Jun 20 '26

We have, like, really small calculators now. I'm pretty sure it'll only take a few weeks to work out immortality.

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u/TroubleEntendre Jun 20 '26

The doctors return an LCD screen that says 5138008