Would that mean I'm technically dead, though?
Artificial hearts don't have to "beat" in order to work.
I mean...it only makes sense: as long as the blood keeps circulating, it does not need to keep circulating in "pulses" the way it does when pushed through our bloodstreams by an annoying clenching muscle.
I'll totally step up to be one of the first people to have such a device implanted. And then I'll run around everywhere telling people, "Hey, feel my heartbeat? Oh, you can't? THAT'S 'CAUSE I DON'T HAVE ONE!"
Then some stupid bastard would probably try to run a stake through me or shoot my head off, no doubt.
I mean...it only makes sense: as long as the blood keeps circulating, it does not need to keep circulating in "pulses" the way it does when pushed through our bloodstreams by an annoying clenching muscle.
I'll totally step up to be one of the first people to have such a device implanted. And then I'll run around everywhere telling people, "Hey, feel my heartbeat? Oh, you can't? THAT'S 'CAUSE I DON'T HAVE ONE!"
Then some stupid bastard would probably try to run a stake through me or shoot my head off, no doubt.