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Dissolving the dead (A radical alternative to burial and cremation)
BBC News ^
| May 22, 2017
| William Kremer - BBC World Hacks
Posted on 05/22/2017 12:58:21 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
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To: SpaceBar
Any solution with a ph high enough to do the job would be a hazardous waste when done, unless it was neutralized.
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posted on
05/22/2017 5:46:45 AM PDT
by
umgud
To: sukhoi-30mki
My son (in his 40's) and my daughter-in-law asked me which way I wanted go, burial or cremation.
I told them to " Let it be a surprise"
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posted on
05/22/2017 5:48:29 AM PDT
by
capt. norm
(Two can live as cheaply as one...but for only half as long)
To: sukhoi-30mki
43
posted on
05/22/2017 5:53:00 AM PDT
by
Governor Dinwiddie
(My wish list: https, failover server, six sigma uptime.)
To: reg45
"Human lutefisk."Payback for the ultimate "uff-dah"
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posted on
05/22/2017 5:57:02 AM PDT
by
capt. norm
(Two can live as cheaply as one...but for only half as long)
To: Chode
"Ashes to Ashes
Dust to Dust
If you don't
Take it out
And use it
It's going to Rust." (Michael Ironside as General Katana)
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posted on
05/22/2017 5:57:24 AM PDT
by
shibumi
(Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Plop-Plop! Fizz-Fizz! Oh what a relief this is...
46
posted on
05/22/2017 5:58:57 AM PDT
by
outofsalt
( If history teaches us anything it's that history rarely teaches us anything)
To: sukhoi-30mki
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posted on
05/22/2017 6:01:54 AM PDT
by
PLMerite
("Government should be done to cattle and not human beings." - John Milius)
To: dsrtsage
"Just dont do it in your upstairs bathtub" Can't, I'm soaking my transmission in kerosene.
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posted on
05/22/2017 6:03:48 AM PDT
by
outofsalt
( If history teaches us anything it's that history rarely teaches us anything)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Then what, do they pump the deceased into the sewer system or just pipe him straight to the nearest river?
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posted on
05/22/2017 6:24:39 AM PDT
by
dangerdoc
(disgruntled)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Check out Promession (freeze-drying method) as another alternative.
To: clearcarbon
"An increased demand for that kind of process for the dearly departed should lead to increased supply of the chemicals required to achieve that end." Shortage?? Sodium hydroxide is already produced in multi-megaton quantities. Dissolving a few corpses won't even dent the supply.
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posted on
05/22/2017 6:29:35 AM PDT
by
Wonder Warthog
(The Hog of Steel and NRA Life Member)
To: sukhoi-30mki
I saw Walter White do that.
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posted on
05/22/2017 6:45:25 AM PDT
by
KosmicKitty
(Waiting for inspirations)
To: sukhoi-30mki
I wonder if burial at sea will become more popular.
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posted on
05/22/2017 6:48:22 AM PDT
by
Brookhaven
(If CNN is playing, ask them to change the channel. #ChangeCNN)
To: SoothingDave
So where is the energy saving component?
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posted on
05/22/2017 6:51:50 AM PDT
by
NTHockey
(Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners. And to the NSA trolls, FU)
To: sukhoi-30mki
“... used an alkaline solution made with potassium hydroxide to reduce the body to a skeleton....”
...which is hung in the closet until Halloween.
“Granny just loved Halloween so much.”
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posted on
05/22/2017 6:57:55 AM PDT
by
moovova
To: eartick
It pays to read the comments before posting. I didn’t...and you beat me to the excellent skeleton/closet/Halloween meme.
I lose.
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posted on
05/22/2017 7:17:29 AM PDT
by
moovova
To: sukhoi-30mki
To: sukhoi-30mki
Well there is always this old method. Run a rod through the results and make a lamp. Great conversation piece for parties.
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posted on
05/22/2017 8:24:12 AM PDT
by
Ruy Dias de Bivar
(That's my story and I'm sticking to it!)
To: sukhoi-30mki
No screenshot from Soylent Green.
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posted on
05/22/2017 8:26:00 AM PDT
by
MSF BU
(Support the troops: Join Them.)
To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
Well, Grandpa always did light up the room...
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