10 top tips on alternative burial's

If your not keen on rotting away slowly six feet under or be reduced to a pile of ashes then read on...We all know death is such a taboo topic, something people won't discuss unless absolutely necessary. For many people dealing with death it can be such a troublesome time. Many people still fail to prepare for a loved one's passing and to Lose someone special, particularly if they die young, is a very painful experience to have to deal with. However, a large number of people have found ways to celebrate there loved ones life and memories, rather than sorrow and grieve, and statistic shows that more and more people are planning their own memorials and many of them are far from traditional. These tips can be used for pets as-well.

1-You can turn human ashes to synthesize diamonds from carbon that's captured during the cremation of the human remains and the size selection is currently 0.25 to 1.3 carats. I think this is a blinging way to go, but would you like to have your loved one on your finger!?

2-Space burial is a burial procedure where they place a small sample of the cremated ashes in a capsule about the size of a tube of lipstick which is launched into space using a rocket.. This is one way to go out with a bang!

3-Mummification is the only proven form of permanent preservation. The body's treated with special chemicals and wrapped in cloth and sealed. Due to such a detailed process its possible for mummification to take up to 90 days to complete and can cost upwards of $70,000, but it is indeed the ultimate memorial. That wraps that up!.

4-You can be cremated and then scattered in a special place or scattered at sea which I think is a good idea as many people want to stay near there loved ones and because there ashes are scattered in the sea , no matter where you move to in the world , you will always have the sea and still be able to be close and still pay your respects..

5- You can Donate Your Body to Medical Science. This can avoid all the worry about burial expenses and the arrangements by giving your body to a medical school of your choice. This is a very good option for anyone who wants to provide for the training of doctors.

6-Green burial is a way to feed the daisies instead of just pushing them up.This procedure is non-toxic as no embalming fluid is used which can poison the earth. The bodies would be buried in biodegradable cardboard caskets/cloth shroud and no marker stone. Some green cemeteries will mark burial locations with GPS coordinates!

7-you can have your body frozen using a procedure called cryonics which is a service that will freeze your body using liquid nitrogen until scientists have found a way to bring you back to life in the near or not so near future. There are no guarantees that you will be revived in the future but I guess if you have the money as it's a very expensive procedure it is another option.

8- Most artists will use paint and paper or even wood or stone stone to create masterpieces but Gunther von Hagens uses human bodies! You can donate your body to Dr Gunther von Hagens who uses human corpses to make his art.

9- You can find an eternal home under the sea thanks to a company called Eternal Reefs,who are a company that will combine your cremated remains with cement to form seabed habitats for sea creatures and ocean coral. Costs can be up to $5,000.

10-Burial at sea is the procedure of disposing of a human remains in the ocean. The 2 reasons you can be buried at sea are if the deceased died while at sea and it's impractical to return the remains to shore, or if the deceased died on land yet a burial at sea is requested for private or cultural reasons. In the latter case, the body might be cremated and an urn containing ashes is committed to the ocean, or the ashes are scattered on the water. Remains may also be dropped by an aircraft.

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