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Alternative Options for Afterlife: From Compressed Diamonds to Powering Devices with Decomposing Bodies
TLDR Traditional burials are being replaced by environmentally friendly alternatives such as compressed diamonds made from cremains, generating electricity from decomposing bodies, and using heat from crematoriums to generate energy. Other options include biodegradable caskets, eco pods made from recycled newspaper, burial at sea, and becoming part of an artificial coral reef.
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00:00
People discuss the idea of having their bodies shot out of a cannon after they die.
02:50
You can have a portion of your loved one's cremains compressed into a synthetic diamond or have your ashes shot into space for $2,500.
05:26
A conceptual art project called the afterlife project has developed a way to generate electricity from the decomposing remains of a dead body using a microbial fuel cell, which can then be used to power various devices.
08:12
Traditional burials are environmentally harmful and outdated, and there are alternative options such as biodegradable caskets and eco pods made from recycled newspaper.
10:57
Crematoriums in Sweden are harnessing the heat from burning human bodies to generate energy, with one town receiving 10% of its home heating energy from crematoriums.
13:23
A process has been created where a body can be dissolved in lye and heat, turning it into a coffee-colored goo that can be poured down the drain, although it is currently illegal to do so with human remains.
15:50
Green Burial movements use cemetery plots as land easements to protect the land forever, and there are also options for burial at sea, such as becoming part of an artificial coral reef.
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