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April 30, 2007
Dignity in death
I think we've all thought about what we want done with our bodies after we die. Christy, for example, said she wanted to donate her body to science. I never could tell if she was being serious or not. Personally, I always liked the idea of being cremated and getting spread in various places that were important to me. However, an Australian scientist reckons cremation creates greenhouse gases, and suggests a more environmental but less dignified burial method:
An Australian scientist called Wednesday for an end to the age-old tradition of cremation, saying the practice contributed to global warming.
Professor Roger Short said people could instead choose to help the environment after death by being buried in a cardboard box under a tree.
The decomposing bodies would provide the tree with nutrients, and the tree would convert carbon dioxide into life-giving oxygen for decades, he said.
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Posted by oz115 at April 30, 2007 01:33 PM
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Yes, I want to be donated to science. I hate the idea of being in a box forever with worms all over me. And Im afraid of fire. That leaves science... what if MY body finds a cure for cancer?!
Posted by: christy at May 3, 2007 03:57 PM
I have a clause in my living will about being buried without enbalming and all that nasty chemically stuff, let the earth have me back I say!
My dream would to be launched into a slowly decaying orbit around the earth, so my friends could watch me be a shooting star as I re-enter the earths atmosphere. I wasn't allowed to put that in my living will...
Posted by: G at May 6, 2007 01:08 PM