hibernation

Greetings, all. I recently read something that implied that humans may have the ability to enter a stupor of sorts; a low level hibernation like what bears do in winter. People have survived a much lowered core temperature than what used to be thought possible. I have no idea about that, but...

Japanese man in mystery survival. Very interesting. I wonder what could be accomplished if we manage to control metabolism much more effectively than we can now.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061220/ap_on_fe_st/japan_hibernating_man This guy survived for over three weeks with no food or water after effectively going into a hibernating state. Apparently he doesn't have any permanent orgran or brain damage, which is even more amazing. This reminds me of...