en.wikipedia.org — He apparently left his crew instructions that when he died, his feet were not to touch dry land for any reason. To meet that requirement he is entombed in a drum filled with rum suspended by chains in the tomb.
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doctechnicalFeb 9, 2009
His crew could have saved a lot of time by just cutting off his feet and tossing them into a lake or something.Then he'd be two feet under water!
michaelyurechkoFeb 10, 2009
Since when did the bottom of the ocean count as 'dry land'?
bongoFeb 10, 2009
Immersing a body in liquor was the way to preserve it when at sea back in the day. When the famed Lord Admiral Nelson died, "his body was placed in a cask of brandy mixed with camphor and myrrh... on arrival the body was transferred to a lead-lined coffin filled with spirits of wine".<a class="user" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatio_Nelson#Return_to_England_3">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatio_Nelson#Return ...</a>
wunkstaFeb 10, 2009
this is so awesome
idietiredFeb 12, 2009
In that article, there's mention of a forgotten fairy-tale themed amusement park called "Enchanted Forest" out near Baltimore, MD.Funny thing, though ... there's an Enchanted Forest theme park about 45 minutes south of me outside of Salem, Oregon.<a class="user" href="http://www.enchantedforest.com">http://www.enchantedforest.com</a>
publiclurkerOct 19, 2009
Hey, it met the requirements. We can bury him at sea for the next release.
publiclurkerOct 19, 2009
Now why would they have to place a brandy filled cask containing a dead guy under guard?