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

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]

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...

 

[TromboneAl]

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:

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]

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!