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- XZanatos, on 07/09/2009, -0/+14I, personally, don't need a casket. I'm going to be fracking dead, I won't care about a casket. Dig a hole and toss me in.
Remember me, that is all I need. My method is also sustainable. - WordsnCollision, on 07/08/2009, -1/+14Makes sense - I'M biodegradable, shouldn't my casket be too?
- shig, on 07/09/2009, -0/+5I think a pine box would be better since it uses less land, less food, creates less animal waste, sustainable, encourages pine production, filters the air, creates oxygen, etc, etc, etc.
- Rain12913, on 07/09/2009, -0/+4I've always found the notion that I should be entitled to some portion of the Earth after I'm dead to be so selfish. When I'm dead, there will no doubt be little children who don't even have a place of their own, not a single corner of this Earth to their own, and somehow my rotting corpse should have a little area set aside for me? I'm sure my family and future children will think otherwise, but hopefully I'll manage to convince them to simply set aside a portion of their heart/mind for me instead of tangible space that a living person could better use.
- kaniz, on 07/09/2009, -0/+4I've given some thought to my death/funereal. The idea of spending thousands of dollars, having a fancy casket and all that just strikes me as odd. I'm dead - I don't care if my body is resting in a silk lined casket. I'd rather have a green burial, no casket at all, (or well - cremate me). Instead of spending loads of money on my funeral - I'd rather that money either
a) Not be spent
b) Go to a charity of my choosing
c) Go towards a younger relatives education
I simply dont get why "death" has to cost so much. I suppose there is the "providing an ability for mourning / closure for relatives", but cant there be a way for that that isn't going to cost 10k? - icepick314, on 07/09/2009, -1/+4uhmm....why use wool at all?
why not just use recycled cardboard instead? - inactive, on 07/09/2009, -0/+3It's a racket, for sure. When I'm gone wrap me in burlap and plant some trees on top of me.
- ruthyplater, on 07/29/2009, -0/+1In some parts of the world it can, where the climate is hotter and they cut their tails off because of worms etc... but in England this isn't the case. In fact shearing is good for the sheep. Each sheep carries around 3kg of fur, which is hot and heavy in the summer. It also gets mangled and matted. This is ultimate recycling, using the wool from sheep that would be sheared anyway and otherwise thrown away if not made into garments, or...coffins. You don't have to take my word for it though, there's more info at www.aboutwool.com
- Genecalypse, on 07/09/2009, -1/+2I dont understand.
- shig, on 07/09/2009, -0/+1dove joints and pine resin. if that's too fancy just stack a few heavy stones on top.
- blizzardice1, on 07/09/2009, -1/+2That's great!!! A casket that won't be strong enough in a couple of years to hold back the flesh eating undead!
- overtoke, on 07/09/2009, -0/+1you forgot nails
- shig, on 07/09/2009, -1/+1One thing I've picked up on attending family funerals is that the casket, the funeral, and the burial aren't really for the dead; They're for the living. It's like you said, you're going to be fracking dead, and thus won't have much to say about it anyway.
- mikemehak, on 07/08/2009, -4/+4While regular tree huggers approve, tree hugging PETA loving animal activists find themselves seriously conflicted with how they should approach this.
SHEERING SHEEPS HURT - UV0001, on 07/09/2009, -2/+0Well technically speaking, a metal casket will break down eventually also.
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