Project Gutenberg 2016-02-16 Public domain in the USA. 134 Griffith, Ann Warren Griffith, Ann Gilman Warren Griffith, Ann Thorne Zeritsky's Law Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction November 1951 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Zeritsky's Law" by Ann Warren Griffith is a science fiction novella written in the early 1950s. This imaginative story explores the bizarre concept of freezing humans for future use, inspired by a peculiar incident involving a cat that was accidentally put in a deep-freeze. The narrative satirically examines society's fascination with shortcuts to immortality and the unexpected consequences of this technology, ultimately leading to the establishment of a law against the practice. The plot follows the Zeritsky Brothers, who capitalize on the idea of quick-freezing people, enabling them to escape their problems for years at a time. Initially catering to wealthy criminals seeking to evade justice, the business evolves to attract a diverse clientele, including desperate spouses looking for a way out of their marriages. As the Zeritskys grow rich and their practices gain notoriety, a scandal arises when a client is mistakenly defrosted after 25 years instead of the requested five. This incident exposes the dangers and ethical dilemmas associated with their service, prompting the government to enact "Zeritsky's Law," which bans the practice and enforces severe penalties for anyone attempting it. The story serves as a humorous yet cautionary tale about the intersection of technology and morality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Science fiction Short stories Cryonics -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Humour 41446 2025-06-20T14:28:49.501192 text/html 17419 2024-10-23T00:04:06 text/html 146691 2025-06-20T14:28:51.308174 application/epub+zip 145533 2025-06-20T14:28:49.915196 application/epub+zip 79875 2025-06-20T14:28:49.694168 application/epub+zip 179482 2025-06-20T14:28:52.599177 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 172573 2025-06-20T14:28:51.084208 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 107018 2022-09-23T10:20:14.066585 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 34885 2023-09-22T08:43:29.464187 text/plain 15159 2024-10-23T00:04:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16635 2025-06-20T14:28:52.747156 application/rdf+xml 22044 2025-06-20T14:28:49.771157 image/jpeg 4064 2025-06-20T14:28:49.733180 image/jpeg 133055 2025-06-20T14:28:49.512157 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia