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An ecological substitute to cremation and coffins
I thought I'd share this BBC article about the new Liquefaction Unit .
I've always regretted that the only possiblites offered for exiting the stage, were tightly linked to religions. (cremation, coffins ...)
This liquefaction unit seems to be more ecological, and could please the atheists, as it is more of a raw return to nature, whereas cremation has kept a very strong religious link.
But I do admit I'd still prefer being fed to the lions.
Edit: fixed link, sorry, one too many slashes.
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Permalink Reply by Ian Mason on -
I get 404 too. I think the liquefaction is the same as used on bodies donated to research when they've been used.
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Permalink Reply by Mick Wright on -
Hell of a eulogy.
'Fred was a good man, caring, a loving husband and father...BUT WILL HE BLEND?' -
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Permalink Reply by Joseph P on -
*gag choke*
Heh, seriously, it took me about 3 minutes there to compose myself enough to hit the Reply button.
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Permalink Reply by Sentient Biped on -
Such a sensitive guy.
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Permalink Reply by Hollyn on
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I'd be happy if someone just threw me in the woods. Though ideally, I'd prefer NOT being the victim of a serial murderer to accomplish this....
Why can't someone just build some of those disintegration booths they had on Eminiar VII in Star Trek!? Those were awesome.
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Permalink Reply by Sentient Biped on
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You can do that too. Leave your corpse to a body farm.
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Yeah, body farms are pretty awesome, but I don't want people messing with my corpse...
Maybe one day when I'm old and tired, after deciding I've had enough, I'll just walk myself into the woods one winter and sit in a little patch of snow until I fall asleep.
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Permalink Reply by Sean Murphy on -
I don't want to be buried after I die. I don't want to be cremated either. I want to be blowed up.
"There he goes! That's him all over..."
Yes, George Carlin was my hero too. More seriously, I really could not care less what is done with the leftovers after I die. It's just meat. Nothing to do with me once I am no longer in there.
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Permalink Reply by Jim DePaulo on -
I think I would prefer the freeze drying and composting option then I could be reborn in a turnip.
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Permalink Reply by Sentient Biped on
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If you are into root crops, you might consider a beet. Then your epithet could read "And the beet goes on."
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Permalink Reply by ROMAN ROMACH on -
Oh, it's really hard not to laugh
When we make such a subtle gaff,
And get buried with a curse -
Or perhaps something worse:
An epithet as our epitaph.
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Not sure what those desintegration booths looked like. But what that swedish biologist in the articles proposes seems pretty close to that. Freeze in liquid nitrogen, and then vibrate into tiny pieces.
"Promession".. it's even got a cool name!