The stealthy startup that pitched brainless human clones

Re:The stealthy startup that pitched brainless human clones by btwotch on Monday March 30, 2026 @06:03PM (#47580279)

Sounds a bit like "The Island" movie from 2005.

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Re:The stealthy startup that pitched brainless human clones by bitwize on Monday March 30, 2026 @06:10PM (#47580349)

Which in turn is a remake of Parts: The Clonus Horror (1979).

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Re:The stealthy startup that pitched brainless human clones by joquarky on Tuesday March 31, 2026 @03:16AM (#47583821)

The first half was so similar that the owners of Parts got 7 figures in a settlement.

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Re:The stealthy startup that pitched brainless human clones by Metacelsus on Monday March 30, 2026 @07:17PM (#47580898)

Interestingly, in "The Island" Dr. Merrick pitched investors on growing brainless clones, but actually kept the brains in, because it worked better (and gave him a labor supply).

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Re:The stealthy startup that pitched brainless human clones by danielodievich on Monday March 30, 2026 @06:05PM (#47580303)

I was about to post the same thing. Except here someone wants that minus brain? good luck. I recently saw someone watching The Island on the airplane recently and remembered being reasonably well entertained by that movie. Obi-wan was sure having fun riding a motorcycle in it.

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Re:The stealthy startup that pitched brainless human clones by torginus on Monday March 30, 2026 @06:29PM (#47580518)

Sedentary patients have tons of health trouble from lying in bed constantly, I'm not sure if its possible to grow a healthy human that doesn't move about.

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Re:The stealthy startup that pitched brainless human clones by ErroneousBosh on Tuesday March 31, 2026 @01:29AM (#47583094)

Suspend them in vats of goopy stuff that they can float in, and keep the temperature stable by extracting heat to power robots to look after them.

Wait I saw a film like that once...

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