Why Was Frankenstein a One Hit Wonder?
Dear God,
Why is it that Dr. Frankenstein’s experiment, in which he used electricity to return a cadaver to life, has never been replicated by other scientists?
- Maude
Maude,
You know, I was there when Dr. Frankenstein raised the corpse up into the lightning storm. I was very proud, because finally I had someone to play with. For so long, no one every wanted to play God with me, and let me tell you, God is a very dull game to play if you’re playing it alone. Swell guy, Dr. Frankenstein. Sorry he had to die such a gruesome death, but that’s another story.
Anyway, the reason that all these scientists have been unable to replicate Dr. Frankenstein’s experiment is that they failed to accurately follow his procedures. They all think that they’re improving the process by not using the brain of a psychopathic murderer, but actually, that’s a necessary part of the technique. It turns out that murderers’ brains are better suited to resurrection. If only these scientists would use the right brain people would be replicating the Frankenstein experiment all the time.
Then of course, there’s the fact that the experiment took place in a novel, a piece of fiction. But, heck, some people say the same thing about me, and you don’t see me letting that get me down.
- God
November 25, 2005 at 9:04 pm
