Ashes to Diamonds
In this story from AFP, a company has figured out how to turn your ashes after cremation into valuable gems.
CHICAGO (AFP) - Everyone said she was a gem. Now, just eight ounces of cremated remains is all it takes to turn your mother into a diamond.
In fact, there’s enough carbon in those ashes to make about 20 gems. And there will still be several pounds of ashes left over to display on the mantelpiece.
So this just goes to prove what I have been telling my wife. I am probably worth more to her dead than alive. Even more now as it turns out. I certainly hope she doesn’t come across this story anytime soon.