There is something solemn and even spiritual in death, however, after a person leaves life, the question arises of what to do with the body. Of course, the most common ways to get rid of the body are burial and cremation. However, humanity does not abandon attempts to invent new ways, making them more economical, pure and spiritual.
Regardless of which method of getting rid of the body you use, there is always a feeling that everything is not done to the end. If you want to bequeath the original disposal of your own body after death, read our article, which will tell you about the most unusual ways.
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Fly into space
If during your life you never realized the dream of becoming an astronaut, then at least after death you can fly into the galaxy, becoming a particle of cosmic dust. Such a pleasure will cost you (or your relatives) $ 2.5 thousand. For this amount, your ashes will be launched into space in a special “ash capsule” made to order.
A space urn is laid in a satellite, which will deliver everything that is left of you to your destination.
Moreover, you can engrave your own name on the satellite, making it look like a tombstone. After the end of its “life cycle” (which is equal to one year), the satellite will burn up upon entering the Earth’s atmosphere, and your remains will lighten the sky for a moment, posing as a “shooting star”.
Unfortunately, the satellite’s capacity allows you to take on board only part of the cremated human remains. What to do with the rest of the ashes in NASA do not tell. But there is hope that the development of technology will soon allow for burial on the moon or in remote corners of space.
Also, after death, you do not have to stay in space forever, you can become a space tourist. The company offers an interesting service - launch a capsule with ash from space by parachute. Although the question remains what to do with the capsule after it lands!
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Become a diamond
Residents of Britain in the Victorian era often made souvenirs from parts of deceased relatives. Also in fashion were jewelry woven from the hair of loved ones. Fortunately, the development of science has allowed us to create more aesthetic souvenirs, for example, diamonds.
Our body consists mainly of liquid, however, a little less than 20% is carbon, and it is this element that is the basis of diamonds. The environmental friendliness of diamonds made from man is due to the fact that they are not mined using child labor, as is the case with most world mines. And also, unlike a brooch from the remains, a diamond is suitable for making a necklace.
The process of obtaining diamond is quite simple. Carbon is extracted from the remains, which is exposed to pressure and high temperatures, comparable to its being inside the earth's core. The process lasts no more than a month, then the diamond will be ready for cutting. Such diamonds have a similar structure to natural ones. Often they are obtained in a blue hue (due to traces of boron), but can be produced in other colors and, like people, each diamond has unique properties.
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Fall asleep with fish
Resomination is one type of cremation in a liquid. Its meaning is to dissolve human remains in an alkaline water-based solution. The body is placed in a pressure vessel that contains potassium hydroxide. After that, the liquid is heated to a temperature of 152 ° C, and after three hours only bones remain from the body, which are crushed to a powder state.
This process is less energy consuming than cremation, and is not caused by emissions of harmful substances into the atmosphere, therefore it does not pose a threat to the environment.
The decomposition of the body during resorption occurs in the same way as during burial, however, hot alkaline liquid significantly accelerates the process. After decomposition, the skeleton of the deceased is passed on to relatives who decide what to do next. To send the remains to the sea, according to thebiggest.ru, is a good idea.
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Become an ice cube
Do not like wet feet and high humidity, then you can try promession or drying your remains by sublimation. The word promession came from Italian and means a promise, a promise to return to the earth all that it has given to man.
The process takes place using liquid nitrogen, which is needed to pump out all the fluid from the body, which is approximately 70%. During the promotion, you will be frozen at a temperature of -200 degrees Celsius, which will make the body unusually fragile. Later, with the help of sound waves, the “crystal” will be turned into dust (not counting the metal implants that could appear during life).
It is up to you to decide what to do with the powder that you will be turned into. Give it to his family or return to the bosom of nature. The second option involves the placement of dust in a biodegradable coffin and its burial. Within six months or a year, the coffin will completely decompose without harming the environment. Rather, it will turn into compost. That is why the company engaged in the promotion offers to plant a tree at the burial site, which absorbs fertilizer, that is, you.
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Become a spirit in the sky
When planning your own burial, it is not necessary to chase high technologies. Maybe you should trust the Tibetan monks offering a burial under heaven?
Residents of a local village will transfer your body to a place of heavenly burial, usually high in the mountains, and the family will remain at home for prayers. After several ritual ceremonies, the monks will burn incense and tsampa (a type of fried flour mixed with milk or butter) to take the remains of a person into the sky.
The body can be fed to the birds as a whole or, to help the vultures, a trained person cuts it into pieces. Waiting for food, the vultures will gather around the gain, then the monks will allow them to start the feast. Ideally, you should have completely clean bones, without any remnants of flesh. If the vultures ate all the meat is a good sign. But if you scavengers did not like it, it means - during your lifetime you sinned a lot, which ruined the taste of meat.
A heavenly burial is still being held in Tibet, although those who die from infectious diseases are likely to be cremated to prevent the spread of the disease by birds. Buddhists believe that the body is just a shell that restrains our soul. And since the soul reincarnates after death, there is no point in preserving the body. It is better to return it to the Earth by feeding the vultures. You ask what will happen to the skeleton? It is crushed and mixed in a tsampa, which is fed to poultry.
Do not miss the fascinating article on the Top 10 shocking religious rites on our site thebiggest.ru.
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Become a tree
Some even after death try to be useful to others. Instead of being buried in a classic coffin with a stone tombstone, they prefer a biodegradable “egg” as their last refuge, which over time turns into a fertilizer that nourishes the roots of a real tree. The shell is destroyed after burial and provides the seedling with the necessary nutrients.
Manufacturers of "eggs" do not propose creating a cemetery with stone gravestones, but a cemetery with trees. However, their undertaking was artificially suspended by bureaucratic delays in many countries, so now they just keep the cremated remains in cocoons. With these remains they gradually nourish the soil, but the amount of “fertilizer” is not enough for growing trees.
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Become a mannequin
Another interesting idea to get rid of your own body after death is to donate it to medicine. But this is not as original as becoming a plasticized anatomical figure of Gunther von Hagens.
This German anatomist developed a method of embalming the human body by removing all fluids and soluble fats from the tissue and replacing them with plastic injections into empty cells using a vacuum. Thus, von Hagens achieves the solidification of cell cavities, which allows you to save the body after death, as well as conduct their research in the open air without the need for conservation.
But Gunther was not satisfied with only one discovery, having established his own fund for exhibitions in which he shows his anatomical mannequins. Exhibitions are organized around the world, although not without protests.
It is noteworthy that Gunter von Hagens expressed a desire to undergo plastination after death. He also asked to exhibit his future mannequin at the entrance to the exhibition to welcome visitors. If you think that he is alone in his desires, then this is not so. To date, about 17 thousand people have applied for an anatomical examination after death, including the entire family of the German anatomist.
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Become a firework
So that the funeral is not too mournful, you should cheer people up. And what, if not fireworks, is able to cheer up? So maybe you should become one after death and combine the two in one? Johnny Depp introduced fashion for this way of burial when he shot ashes of his comrade, renegade author Hunter S. Thompson, into the night sky from a huge cannon during a grand funeral fireworks.
Although the writer's funeral cost millions of dollars, nothing can stop you from firing your remains in the sky at a more affordable price. Many funeral companies offer to release part of your remains into the air from a rocket. Such fireworks are gaining popularity, and many people prefer their funeral to be remembered for the best.
But if you do not possess the wealth of a superstar, it is unlikely that you can shoot yourself with a gun. About one teaspoon of dust is placed in one rocket. Even launching a rocket for each year of your life, your relatives will have a lot of ashes. Perhaps it is better to mix the remains with sand to extinguish sparklers?
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Become a record
Didn’t you get the idea to make yourself a vinyl record that you can leave to your relatives or friends as a keepsake? On a gramophone there may be a story about you, or some kind of music. You can even pay the musicians to sing a song with you.
In the process of making the “funeral plate”, the dust is added at a late stage of production and its traces can be seen with the naked eye. True, you only need one teaspoon of ash, but you can give a few plates to all your loved ones. Although, considering that the ashes of one person weigh on average from 2 to 4.5 kg, you must have a huge number of friends to get rid of all the remains.
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Become food for thought
The term "cannibalism" always made its way to shiver, since, according to society, cannibals are driven by hunger or a perverted consciousness. But some cultures have been practicing so-called “peaceful” cannibalism for centuries. Recently, more and more calls are heard for its distribution due to overpopulation and food shortages.
In the 80s of the last century, the anthropologist Aparecida Vilaca studied the phenomenon of cannibalism in the Vari people, who live in the jungle of Brazil. These people practice two completely different types of cannibalism. The first - "exocannibalism" - is characterized by eating captured enemies or strangers, the second - "endocannibalism" - involves eating friends and family members.
The first version of cannibalism took place in an atmosphere of celebration. The meat was necessarily fried, and all participants ate with pleasure. The second view, as they say, is very different from the holiday. After the death of one of the tribesmen, the whole community gathered for a memorial meal. The cooked meat was cut into small pieces not by the members of the deceased's family, but gloomy visitors ate it from miniature dishes. Besides South America, endocannibalism has also been seen in Australia and Africa.
Practice has been an important part of funeral rites around the world at different periods in history. It is believed that some tribes of the island of Borneo used the "secretion" of the corpse as a spice for rice wine, which was passed around in a circle among the mourners at the funeral. They were also used to fry the dead, but this case has not yet been confirmed.
Summarize
For some, these methods may seem too elaborate and very costly. But everyone has the right to decide how to escape from life. The thebiggest.ru editorial board asks you to write in the comments your thoughts on various unusual ways to get rid of the body after death, which we described. And perhaps you will offer other options?
Author: Svistunov Maxim.