Re: Claustrophobia in the grave?

Jun 07, 2011 7 Replies



> > I was listening the Jesus Christ show this morning when a caller said
> > she would prefer cremation to burial in a grave, due to
> > Claustrophobia. I can't decide which way to go. I don't like cremation
> > since nothing would be left but ashes. If I go into a box, my bones
> > may survive for many years, but I might get Claustrophobia.
>
> > Which way would you like to go?
>
> > -Bill
>
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Interesting link, but my bones wouldn't last long being dissolved with lime, so it's almost like cremation, just a little slower. Laying in a grave would be the longest, but most Claustrophobic. Still can't decide, but I might go shopping to compare costs.


"Once the bones have been bleached by the sun and wind, which can take as long as a year, they are collected in an ossuary pit at the center of the tower, where=97assisted by lime=97they gradually disintegrate and the remaining material=97with run-off rainwater=97runs through multiple coal and sand filters before being eventually washed out to sea."


-Bill


My wife and I really like the idea of your get cremated, then a company adds your ashes to a lot of fireworks, and then they go out to sea, and you have a really nice light show for your mourners, scattering your ashes at sea... ;-)

Charlie

Haven't you heard? Diamonds are forever. ;-)

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That's a good one. Amazing they can make diamonds from ashes. I wonder how many pounds of ashes are needed for a 2 carat diamond? If it's not much, I suppose I could have one leg cut off to make the diamond and still have a regular burial in a box (missing one leg).

But the cost is sort of high at 20K for a 1.5 carat diamond. I think my relatives would rather have the 20K in cash.

-Bill

May I Pete again? *IDIOT*

;-)

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...but not printed by Helicopter Ben?

"When I think of heaven (Deliver me in a black-winged bird)"

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My thought has long been that dumping the whole body far out at sea allows the material I have spent a lifetime collecting mihgt make some fishes happy.

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