I don't know the cost but I kind of want to be composted. That's a thing.
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I'm getting planted as a tree
I think the cheapest way here (the Netherlands) is around €750-900 and you are burned in a (fairly strong) paper bag or cardboard coffin I think.
But to be fair I don't care, i'm dead anyway, I don't have insurance for it, and if there is anyone left around me by then they can do whatever they want or not do anything. I don't have kids so they can't stick the bill to anyone.
In Illinois you can get buried on your own property, I told my kids to claim my skull for the mantle and compost the rest.
Science Vs. did a great episode on Human Composting a few years back. It's really touching and highlights a fantastic way to convert your death into life.
Here is a link to the episode. https://open.spotify.com/episode/6reXXkhnvGxpSvnCz8wP2c
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Get eaten by a shark
To praphrase Diogenes and Frank: Just throw me in the trash!
Donate to science?
Do a viking funeral. You know, that ceremony where you are sent out in a boat and a fire arrow is fired into the boat so it burns down while floating into the sunset.
But skip the boat. Have someone chuck you into the ocean and shoot arrows at you until you sink.
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Thank you so much for the info! I want to donate my body so I can be useful and help folks a final time. I have been getting awesome tattoos so my corpse looks dope as fuck
You ever see those old videos and photos of the monks protesting the Vietnam war…or you could do a sky funeral.
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