When I die ..

[afreethinker30]

I don't want to be a waste of space.Maybe it's a bit morbid but I love this idea.But if we have no soul how do we live on?In diamond form of course.

 http://www.lifegem.com/

[leftyguitarjoe]

That is pretty cool

but I want this: http://www.celestis.com/

[afreethinker30]

That is pretty cool

but I want this: http://www.celestis.com/

You can get married in space to.Damned expensive though.
http://www.pinktentacle.com/2008/06/space-wedding/

[leftyguitarjoe]

That is pretty cool

but I want this: http://www.celestis.com/

You can get married in space to.Damned expensive though.

 :shock:  

It would be worth every penny

[susangail]

Whoa dang... that sounds pretty sweet actually! Fascinating how they think of this stuff...

That is pretty cool

but I want this: http://www.celestis.com/

Wow!! That's sounds sweet too!! I still want to be cremated though. There is no way I'm going to allow my family to spend that much money on my dead body. But nice idea!

[Chimera]

I don't want to be a waste of space.Maybe it's a bit morbid but I love this idea.But if we have no soul how do we live on?In diamond form of course.

 http://www.lifegem.com/

I think that's a cool idea.

[MariaEvri]

well when I die I wanna help science http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_Farm

[susangail]

well when I die I wanna help science http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_Farm

Me and my dad were talking about what we would want to happen to our bodies after we die (I'm considering a career in mortuary science, so things like this come up) and he asked me if I would want to donate my body to science or whatever. I was like   :shock:   !!!!! I could not believe he would condone that. I don't have a problem with it but I would think he would.... Yeah well that was pointless but there you go.

[Will]

I've asked that I be buried under an oak sapling and that the sapling be my gravestone. I like the idea of my body being sustenance for a developing organism. And I like oak trees.

[susangail]

I've asked that I be buried under an oak sapling and that the sapling be my gravestone. I like the idea of my body being sustenance for a developing organism. And I like oak trees.

That's a nice idea. I like it. Wouldn't the casket get in the way though? Unless you get a wood one I guess.

[Will]

That's a nice idea. I like it. Wouldn't the casket get in the way though? Unless you get a wood one I guess.

Muslims are buried in cloths, which actually assists in a faster decomposition. I might opt to do that.

[crocofish]

I've asked that I be buried under an oak sapling and that the sapling be my gravestone. I like the idea of my body being sustenance for a developing organism. And I like oak trees.

Ever since I was a kid, I thought being buried unembalmed with a tree planted on top was a good idea.  The whole embalming and viewing thing is so gruesome.

Here in the Dallas area, there is a group trying to set up a green cemetery.  In a green cemetery, people are buried in a biodegradable container with no embalming and with no headstone.  In this age of GPS, a building houses the recorded latitude-longitude if someone wants to locate (or dance on) your grave.

[susangail]

That's a nice idea. I like it. Wouldn't the casket get in the way though? Unless you get a wood one I guess.

Muslims are buried in cloths, which actually assists in a faster decomposition. I might opt to do that.

Hmm, interesting. I was only asking because I thought caskets were a legal requirement.

[susangail]

I've asked that I be buried under an oak sapling and that the sapling be my gravestone. I like the idea of my body being sustenance for a developing organism. And I like oak trees.

Ever since I was a kid, I thought being buried unembalmed with a tree planted on top was a good idea.  The whole embalming and viewing thing is so gruesome.

Yeah, embalming isn't for everyone. It's way too costy in my opinion, but some people really need that final closure.
A tree as a tombstone sounds really nice.

[Chimera]

I read a book called Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, and it was very eye-opening and informative about the various ways one could make their body useful after they've died. There was one part that mentioned an operation in Sweden that, like, freezes the body (I'd have to dig out the book to find out for sure) and then uses it as a source of mulch or something. I liked that idea. I've thought that being buried under a sapling or a tree would be a beautiful legacy.