Soylent diamonds..... are people!

[Marshac]

I came across this today.... I have so many mixed feelings about this. It's cool in a geeky way, but also somewhat morbid and creepy.

http://www.lifegem.com/secondary/whatisLG2006.aspx

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What is a LifeGem®? The LifeGem® is a certified, high-quality diamond created from the carbon of your loved one as a memorial to their unique life.* The LifeGem diamond provides a way to embrace your loved one’s memory day by day.* The LifeGem® is the most unique and timeless memorial available for creating a testimony to their unique life.* Your LifeGem memorial will offer comfort and support when and where you need it, and provide a lasting memory that endures just as a diamond does.* Forever.

[Nords]

You'll forgive me if I don't share with my spouse this latest means of ensuring that I'm worth more dead than alive...

[REWahoo]

Gives an entirely new meaning to the term "family jewels"....

[Patrick]

At least we won't have to carry around that stupid urn any more!

[cube_rat]

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Originally Posted by Marshac I came across this today.... I have so many mixed feelings about this. It's cool in a geeky way, but also somewhat morbid and creepy. http://www.lifegem.com/secondary/whatisLG2006.aspx

I'm speechless...

Diamonds are a girl's best friend, or were made from part of the girl's best friend.

[BigMoneyJim]

Speaking of best friends, I poked around the site, and--I kid you not:

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LifeGem® for our precious pets. Why choose a Precious Pet LifeGem diamond? Because I’ll always remember... how you preferred a milk jug to an expensive toy. how you ate everything I couldn't stand. how you protected me with your life, but secretly hid when I was gone. how you helped “break in” all of the new furniture. how you were always there for a hug when I needed it most. how you gave me a reason to come home. how I loved you with all my heart, but you always loved me more.

[HFWR]

"Please don't bury me, down in the cold, cold ground.
I'd rather have 'em cut me up, and pass me all around.
Throw my brain in a hurricane, and the blind can have my eyes.
And the deaf can take both my ears, if they don't mind the size..."

John Prine

[laurence]

Creepy! But how do we know they aren't just dumping the ashes down the sink and handing you a cubic zirconia and saying, "here's bob!".

[Nords]

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Originally Posted by Laurence Creepy!* But how do we know they aren't just dumping the ashes down the sink and handing you a cubic zirconia and saying, "here's bob!".*

Ah, for a small additional fee you can inquire about their DNA-tagged diamonds, coming soon!

[bosco]

"Help, I'm a rock!! Help, I'm a rock!!"

--Frank Zappa (with some credit to Jean Paul Sartre)

[BigMoneyJim]

My sister noticed they have a volume discount!