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whats the cheapest legal way to dispose of my dead body so i can stick it to the funeral industry?

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  • P [email protected]

    I didn't realize that there were any illegal ways to dispose of a body, as long as it's in their will and sanitary

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    Certain types of burial allow the body to potentially contaminate nearby soil. Others can leave behind a void that can either collapse and disrupt nearby graves, or in some cases lift the body back to the surface in heavy rain. (Extremely uncommon now because essentially nowhere allows you to use those methods)

    Funeral pyres or other forms of open air cremation are generally not legal due to concerns of fire spreading.
    Whole body water burial is probably not legal in a body of fresh water in the US due mostly to the complexity of figuring out which law applies to that circumstance in any of the bodies of water that could be used that wouldn't be grossly undersized and unsanitary. (Basically that means the Great lakes, which are the only ones with the depth and size sufficient, but are shared between multiple states and also Canada. Usually the rule is that if it's not forbidden it's permitted, but body disposal is more complicated)

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      Is it a luxury option for the rich?

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      No. As far as I know, its the cheapest legal option. The only hurdle is that only like 10 states allow it as a legal option.

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      • P [email protected]

        fuck thousands for a coffin. or hundreds for an urn. can i legally be burried in butcher paper?

        can i donate my body to science and skip burrial all together?

        i want my final action to be a big middle finger to the funeral industry picking on people in their weakest moments.

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        Get eaten by a shark

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        • R [email protected]

          Certain types of burial allow the body to potentially contaminate nearby soil. Others can leave behind a void that can either collapse and disrupt nearby graves, or in some cases lift the body back to the surface in heavy rain. (Extremely uncommon now because essentially nowhere allows you to use those methods)

          Funeral pyres or other forms of open air cremation are generally not legal due to concerns of fire spreading.
          Whole body water burial is probably not legal in a body of fresh water in the US due mostly to the complexity of figuring out which law applies to that circumstance in any of the bodies of water that could be used that wouldn't be grossly undersized and unsanitary. (Basically that means the Great lakes, which are the only ones with the depth and size sufficient, but are shared between multiple states and also Canada. Usually the rule is that if it's not forbidden it's permitted, but body disposal is more complicated)

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          Funeral pyres or other forms of open air cremation are generally not legal due to concerns of fire spreading.

          That's why you set up your OWN funeral pyre! Got a terminal cancer diagnosis, looking to go out on your own terms?

          1. Erect a large funeral pyre on a large piece of open ground. (Ideally do this at a time of low fire risk.)
          2. Create an ignition mechanism that can be activated by a timer.
          3. Take a lethal dose of opioids or whatever assisted-suicide drug you've been prescribed.
          4. Set the timer to ignite the pyre a few hours after you are certain to have succumb to the effects of the drug.
          5. Activate the timer, climb atop the pyre, and take the big nap.
          6. A few hours later the pyre alights and your body is cremated in an open funeral pyre.

          I mean, sure, it's illegal as Hell. But who are they going to prosecute? Are they going to put your ashes on trial?

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            There's definitely some limitations. There was a bit of an issue in my state when a Mosque wanted to install a cemetery on their lot, but they were too close to the aquifer and weren't allowed.

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            That's kind of what I meant by sanitary. Idk what the appropriate word would be. "Safe" I guess?

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            • G [email protected]

              Pay a local taxidermist to stuff you so your kid/friend/partner can have you hang out in their living room. I told my mom I'm gonna have her stuffed and posed like a bear.

              Thinking about this now it makes sense why my mom picked my sister as the executor.

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              I want to be turned into a drone. I'll be just like this cat. It will be a much larger version. Used for deliveries or emergency services. And I will be completely naked.

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              • W [email protected]

                I suspect it's different in different countries, but things like desecrating a corpse are often illegal. I expect if you carved it up and started throwing chunks around, that would be illegal even if it's what the deceased wanted. Probably storing the body away and not telling the authorities of the death would also be illegal

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                I wonder, if you could throw the chunks around safely without sanitation issues, would it be illegal if that's what the person wanted? Is it defiling a corpse if thats what they wanted done?

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                  Certain types of burial allow the body to potentially contaminate nearby soil. Others can leave behind a void that can either collapse and disrupt nearby graves, or in some cases lift the body back to the surface in heavy rain. (Extremely uncommon now because essentially nowhere allows you to use those methods)

                  Funeral pyres or other forms of open air cremation are generally not legal due to concerns of fire spreading.
                  Whole body water burial is probably not legal in a body of fresh water in the US due mostly to the complexity of figuring out which law applies to that circumstance in any of the bodies of water that could be used that wouldn't be grossly undersized and unsanitary. (Basically that means the Great lakes, which are the only ones with the depth and size sufficient, but are shared between multiple states and also Canada. Usually the rule is that if it's not forbidden it's permitted, but body disposal is more complicated)

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                  I probably should have said "safely" rather than just "sanitary", I was thinking about water burials and ground water contamination when I said that.
                  And also just like... Leaving the body out in a public area.

                  As long as you're not putting people in danger, and you're not disrespecting the deceased, what would be illegal?

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                    Pay a local taxidermist to stuff you so your kid/friend/partner can have you hang out in their living room. I told my mom I'm gonna have her stuffed and posed like a bear.

                    Thinking about this now it makes sense why my mom picked my sister as the executor.

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                    The one idea I have is to be taxidermied; doing an obscene gesture,

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                    • viking@infosec.pubV [email protected]

                      They can't exactly force you to pay for a funeral you don't want.

                      Where I'm at that's exactly how it works. Even if you don't accept the inheritance, funeral expenses are owed by the next of kin (jointly if there's more than one in equal lineage).

                      They might not be able to force you to conduct the funeral, but they will enforce the costs regardless. If there's an estate left, the next of kin can claim it back from the estate though, if somebody further down the line accepted the inheritance.

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                      Depending on your jurisdiction, the State will act as the Estate Administrator. The State will liquadate all assets and deduct any expenses (funeral, taxes, etc). The money will then sit in a trust account waiting for be claimed.

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                      • P [email protected]

                        Testing how shit blows you up is a weird way to describe 'helping people'

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                        tbh being blown up would be pretty cool

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                        • D [email protected]

                          Become entirely homeless and cut off all contacts and remove all identification so no one will be around to care when you die.

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                          God that sounds so nice.

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                            That's my plan. So far it's working out!

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                            You'll get bored eventually.

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                            • P [email protected]

                              fuck thousands for a coffin. or hundreds for an urn. can i legally be burried in butcher paper?

                              can i donate my body to science and skip burrial all together?

                              i want my final action to be a big middle finger to the funeral industry picking on people in their weakest moments.

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                              Sky burial.

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                              • P [email protected]

                                fuck thousands for a coffin. or hundreds for an urn. can i legally be burried in butcher paper?

                                can i donate my body to science and skip burrial all together?

                                i want my final action to be a big middle finger to the funeral industry picking on people in their weakest moments.

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                                Donate everything still working and the rest goes to a medical school for practice.

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                                  i will donate my body to a necrophilia foundation

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                                  Dude takes his kinks seriously. Let your freak flag fly over your grave.

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                                  • P [email protected]

                                    fuck thousands for a coffin. or hundreds for an urn. can i legally be burried in butcher paper?

                                    can i donate my body to science and skip burrial all together?

                                    i want my final action to be a big middle finger to the funeral industry picking on people in their weakest moments.

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                                    Have nothing of value left when you die and make sure your relatives refuse ownership of anything. Leave it as a problem for the state to deal with.

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                                    • P [email protected]

                                      fuck thousands for a coffin. or hundreds for an urn. can i legally be burried in butcher paper?

                                      can i donate my body to science and skip burrial all together?

                                      i want my final action to be a big middle finger to the funeral industry picking on people in their weakest moments.

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                                      To praphrase Diogenes and Frank: Just throw me in the trash!

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                                      • R [email protected]

                                        You'll get bored eventually.

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                                        Missing at sea could count

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                                        • B [email protected]

                                          Donate your body to science. My mother did that. She used to joke that they would put her body in a car trunk in the desert, or some other location, and see what time and decay did so they could measure the process. For all I know, that's literally where her body is right now. They also do other experiments. Then, after a few years, they return cremated remains to you.

                                          Try to find an institution that will take your body. I've looked into it. There's a place in a neighboring state that will take mine, but if I die more than 100 miles from them, someone will need to arrange to transport the body to them. There's not much more to it for me.

                                          Edit to alter link to a better site

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                                          John Oliver did a story on that one for people in the US. Donating your body to science doesn't mean it'll end up as dissected cadaver for medical students.

                                          https://youtu.be/Tn7egDQ9lPg

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