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Interesting ideas for body disposition

Death2A recent article, 12 New Ways to Celebrate Death, WalletPop.com, discusses as dozen novel ideas for body disposition, many of which have been discussed earlier on this blog.

Here is a list of the methods discussed in this article:

      • Turn cremains into diamonds
      • Send cremains into earth orbit
      • Built your own casket
      • Place cremains into ocean reefs
      • Major League Baseball approved caskets
      • Personalized caskets
      • Extra-large caskets for large people
      • Green cemeteries
      • Funeral kits for insects
      • Grave upkeep services
      • On-line obituaries (much cheaper than newspaper obits)
      • Pet trusts

      Special thanks to Sara Hudman (J.D. 2008, Texas Tech University School of Law) for bringing this article to my attention.