Going green after death

[WLDB]

Don't they return your body once they are done with it to your next of kin for disposal?

For people who donate organs, sure. When it comes to research they use pretty much everything. There's usually nothing left. They're apparently in high demand.

Quite a few ways to get rid of a body eh? I'm bookmarking that for future use.

You're cool with panicked out of the blue midnight calls for help right?

Lol.

haha I figured someone would take that line out of context. I decided to leave it in anyway to amuse myself.

 

[SLM]

haha I figured someone would take that line out of context. I decided to leave it in anyway to amuse myself.

LOL. It just reminded me of the way that I would probably say it.

 

[EagleSmack]

Another 'option' they mention in the article is donating your body to the Body Farm.

Kind of neat. You could be helping to solve crimes in the afterlife.

True... like your body can get stuffed in a car trunk... buried in a shallow grave... just be left out in the open... all kinds of cool CSI stuff.

I concur! One of the best if not the best TV series ever.

I bought the DVD set a few years back, maybe two or three years ago, when they were on sale. I think they've spent a grand total of three months in my possession in that time, everybody wants to borrow it!
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I am thinking of watching the series straight through again.

Did you see the HBO series Rome?

 

[SLM]

True... like your body can get stuffed in a car trunk... buried in a shallow grave... just be left out in the open... all kinds of cool CSI stuff.

Yeah, it's a 'scientific purpose' but just a different one than most people think of. I watch a lot of ID Discovery, I've seen it mentioned quite a few times.

I am thinking of watching the series straight through again.

I definitely will at some point, it was just that good.

Did you see the HBO series Rome?

Nope I haven't seen that one. I'm currently mid-Dexter and the one I really want to watch is Boardwalk Empire.

 

[eh1eh]

We should compost spent human carcasses.

 

[DaSleeper]

For those interested.............
Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services :: Whole Body Donation

 

[SLM]

For those interested.............
Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services :: Whole Body Donation

You know what catches my attention is this:

It is important to remember that a School of Anatomy may refuse to accept a donation under certain circumstances. For instance, a donation may not be accepted if:

• An autopsy was conducted.
• Embalming occurred.
• Amputation occurred.
• The deceased had certain infectious diseases or was emaciated.
• The school is not in need of donations.

NOTE: There may be additional exceptions. Please contact a school of your choice for further details.

Since we don't know when or how we will die, it seems like it would be a good idea to have alternative arrangements made even if this is your choice. If they refuse to accept the donation, what then? The family is left with the funeral costs? That can be a huge burden to leave on someone.

 

[The Old Medic]

Who would want the parts of an old wreck..:lol:

Someone that needs a healthy liver, a healthy heart, a healthy kidney, corneas, etc., etc.

Since I don't smoke, I rarely drink alcohol, I do not use any form of illegal drug, I exercise regularly, and I eat sensibly, my body is not an "old wreck".

Maybe YOUR body is a wreck, but mine is not.

 

[karrie]

If only they could transplant funny bones.

 

[WLDB]

Did you see the HBO series Rome?

Rome was awesome. I was really annoyed when they cancelled it. My only real complaint about it is that the second season was obviously rushed. Those story lines could have taken two seasons.

 

[DaSleeper]

If only they could transplant funny bones.

Sense of humour is seriously lacking in some.......

 

[JLM]

If only they could transplant funny bones.

Which one?

 

[taxslave]

Thats neat. There are quite a few ways one can get rid of a body. I've heard that some people have used cremains turned into an artificial diamond. Its pretty expensive though.

I'm just donating my body to medical research. I was going to do cremation til I read about the research thing. There's no point in having it burned or buried if it can be useful to someone. So it helps people, doesn't cost a dime and has virtually no impact on the environment.

Bonus is they will then do the BBQ for free and send the ashes to wherever you want.
I Have this written into my will . My wife however wants to be set in a tree native style. Not yet sure how I am going to pull that one off.

 

[EagleSmack]

Rome was awesome. I was really annoyed when they cancelled it. My only real complaint about it is that the second season was obviously rushed. Those story lines could have taken two seasons.

Rome was two seasons.

 

[Cliffy]

Bonus is they will then do the BBQ for free and send the ashes to wherever you want.
I Have this written into my will . My wife however wants to be set in a tree native style. Not yet sure how I am going to pull that one off.

You might be able to do it on Indian land, especially if that type of burial was part of their culture.

I would rather my carcass be left far out in the forest for the coyotes and ravens to feast on.

 

[karrie]

Personally I'll leave the decision making about what happens to my body to whoever's left behind. They're the ones who need to find comfort, not me

 

[CanIrish]

I want to be stuff and put on display in some crowded shopping centre.... either that or launched into space...

 

[petros]

I want to be stuff and put on display in some crowded shopping centre.... either that or launched into space...

You can be launched into space. Celestis, Inc. - Memorial Spaceflights - Launch ashes into space - Space burial - Funerals in space - Unique Post Cremation Option

 

[WLDB]

Rome was two seasons.

It was. I was saying the second season's story line should have gotten a third season. There was way too much in the second season. The pace was a lot faster than the first season. The first season covered only about five years while the second covered close to 15. Somehow no one in the show aged aside from the children. Though I can't blame them. HBO pretty much forced them to do it that way.

 

[petros]

It was. I was saying the second season's story line should have gotten a third season

HBO did the samething with Deadwood.