In this chapter of stiff it talks about two new types of funerals that are trying to be available to the public.I found this interesting because I have never really thought about what i want to happen to my body when I die.The first type is water reduction,this process breaks down the tissue in the body.After this process is done all that is left are a few bones.This process is currently unavailable to the public. The other one is a ecological burial.This process essentially turns a cadaver into compost.What happens is that the body is frozen using liquid nitrogen and the broken into pieces using vibrations.After this what is dust.This is then put is a coffin from maize starch of potato starch and then buried.A plant of the family choice will be planted on top of the coffin and it will use the nutrients from the dust to help it grow.This type of burial is not available to the public yet. This is all related to biology because after anything dies it is decomposed and plants are able to live from the nutrients and the plant will survive and become part of the food chain.
I too found an interest in this chapter because even though I'm only sixteen I did at one point come have to come to the hard reality that I might have to choose how to be buried (thankfully I won't have to make the choice for many years). I never knew there was any other way of a burial other than cremation or a traditional burial. These new ways of burial, even though they aren't available yet, are something new to consider.
I agree this chapter was very shocking due to the reason that scientist are creating two new types of funerals that in my option, both types of funerals are a very bizarre way to do with a dead body. Luckily these two new types of funerals are not open to the public. Before reading the shocking true about the two types of funerals that are being created I believed that the traditional funeral was the only one that existed but I was wrong.
I agree this was also interesting to me. I think it's great that scientists are finding new ways to dispose of dead bodies and from the looks of things it looks like they're going to help the environment. I think that's a good idea because we spend our lives taking from the earth and when we die we can give back.
I never thought there were ways to dispose of dead bodies. Scientists have new ideas every day. I agree with Debbie, I thought traditional funerals was the only one
I also never really thought about the different things that could be done to my body after I dies which is why I also founf this chapter very interesting. I had never heard about this new way to 'dispose' of your body after you died.
I agree too that the human compost form of burial is quit interesting especially because the body is essentially being recycled in a way that aids the environment.
This chapter certainly caught my attention as well. The fact that there are more ways of using a cadaver instead of taking ground space in a traditional burial is impressive. It a more ecological way of using a dead body. Even though I believe I will live to grow old, these are two new ways i will definitely think about when it is my time.
This part of the book showed me how there could be other ways of burial besides a traditional burial. I believe that when it is my time i will have more opportunities to look forward to.
I found this chapter extremely interesting because I always imagined it would be really interesting to die and have a tree take my place in the world. That is definitely how I want to be buried, so it was interesting to read more about it and other ways that you can hold a funeral.
This chapter is quite interesting and i also wondered how well would a human compost be? because i might actually consider doing that, making a life nurture another. The other funeral options were interesting too.
i found this chapter interesting because it showed more ways to be buried than the two traditional. It really shows how we are finding knew ways to do traditional things.
I found this chapter interesting because it focused on nontraditional things to do with one’s corpse. Some biology concepts addressed in this chapter were environmentally safe ways to dispose of or reuse the corpse. Like Water Reduction being safer for the environment than cremation. A PH Neutral liquid that can pe disposed into the sewer versus a cremation that releases harmful gases into the atmosphere that we breathe. The thing I found most interesting was Wiigh-Masak’s idea of using it as fertilizer. At the beginning of this book I read “become part of a tree” and was immediately disgusted thinking that the FDA allows corpse fertilizer for our food, which George Hay suggested. Although it is “practical” I still find it disgusting. Just like grinding dogs up into bone-meal and feeding it to other dogs. I do like the idea of planting another type of plant (that is not meant to be consumed, of course) like a flower tree as a “living memorial”. Even though it is kind of weird and non-traditional I prefer giving nutrients to a tree rather than slowly decompose in a box underground. -Meyling Yi
I agree with you about the disgusting aspect of human corpse fertilizing our food and that using it for more of a memorial tree is a better idea considering that the tree would still aid in giving us oxygen.
I am kind of nuetral on the subject of the fertilization, I mean now you say its disgusting because we have other options but if that was our only option to help our food grow then a lot of people would agree. In the end most corpses are molted up in soil which is connected to everything including crops. it makes no difference if you think about it, only the practicality of it all.
The most interesting aspects of this chapter were the two new and ecological forms of disposing cadavers. It was the first time I had ever heard about "water reduction", which uses the chemistry of lye and water to break apart the fats and proteins that make up all human organisms and reduces the organism to a neutral liquid. At first I thought this was a great idea, considering that it was less expensive and much less polluting than cremation, until I learned about the human compost movement. As bizarre and unappealing as the subject may sound, once explained properly it is actually an amazing idea, considering that human remains can be used to fertilize new plant life, which in turn would produce oxygen thought the process photosynthesis. That oxygen would be used by humans to complete essential life process, therefore the human remains would not be wasted in any way, instead they would be recycled.
I agree with your views on the human compost, people who bring up the option are only trying to be innovative in a world that people find so many things as taboo. In a way the plants help us live and then when we die we help the plants grow. Isn't it funny?
I really never knew about the ecological way to decompose a body. I never even thought there could be an eco-friendly way to dispose of a body. I did know however of the fertilization a body can bring to soil to help trees and plants grow.
I do like the two newer ecological forms of disposing human cadavers. Although not for food. Either way it helps the environment that the rest of the living people are in and I would like to become part of a tree when I die.
I also found both of the alternative ways for cremation interesting and although it is cheaper and pollutes less, they might not be the best idea for everyone because many people don't find it a respectful to the people. In small towns it is a great cost effective way of disposing of the bodies. I thought you did a great job explaining the alternate ways of cremation.
One of the reasons that I liked this chapter is because it talked about different ways that a body can be disposed of such as by using to grow a tree or a plant. It is interesting to see the ideas that people come up with to dispose of bodies that are both cost effective and beneficial to the environment. And out of the methods that were introduced the one that I most enjoyed learning about was the one that used a body's remains to grow a plant. This ties into biology because how a body decomposes is a part of biology. This part of the book focuses on new burial and disposal methods.
It's very fascinating to know that the disposal of the bodies can be beneficial to the environment. I would’ve never thought that they were some kind of environmental way of disposing human remains.
It's really cool to know how much a body can do for the field of medical science, and how many strides a cadaver has helped reach in medical history. I also never knew how many environmental ways a body could be disposed of. I very much enjoyed this book.
In this chapter of stiff it talks about two new types of funerals that are trying to be available to the public.I found this interesting because I have never really thought about what i want to happen to my body when I die.The first type is water reduction,this process breaks down the tissue in the body.After this process is done all that is left are a few bones.This process is currently unavailable to the public. The other one is a ecological burial.This process essentially turns a cadaver into compost.What happens is that the body is frozen using liquid nitrogen and the broken into pieces using vibrations.After this what is dust.This is then put is a coffin from maize starch of potato starch and then buried.A plant of the family choice will be planted on top of the coffin and it will use the nutrients from the dust to help it grow.This type of burial is not available to the public yet. This is all related to biology because after anything dies it is decomposed and plants are able to live from the nutrients and the plant will survive and become part of the food chain.
ReplyDeleteI too found an interest in this chapter because even though I'm only sixteen I did at one point come have to come to the hard reality that I might have to choose how to be buried (thankfully I won't have to make the choice for many years). I never knew there was any other way of a burial other than cremation or a traditional burial. These new ways of burial, even though they aren't available yet, are something new to consider.
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DeleteI agree this chapter was very shocking due to the reason that scientist are creating two new types of funerals that in my option, both types of funerals are a very bizarre way to do with a dead body. Luckily these two new types of funerals are not open to the public. Before reading the shocking true about the two types of funerals that are being created I believed that the traditional funeral was the only one that existed but I was wrong.
DeleteIn this chapter I learned that they are more than only two ways of what to with your body after I die. And I also agree with you.
DeleteI agree this was also interesting to me. I think it's great that scientists are finding new ways to dispose of dead bodies and from the looks of things it looks like they're going to help the environment. I think that's a good idea because we spend our lives taking from the earth and when we die we can give back.
DeleteI never thought there were ways to dispose of dead bodies. Scientists have new ideas every day. I agree with Debbie, I thought traditional funerals was the only one
DeleteI also never really thought about the different things that could be done to my body after I dies which is why I also founf this chapter very interesting. I had never heard about this new way to 'dispose' of your body after you died.
DeleteI agree too that the human compost form of burial is quit interesting especially because the body is essentially being recycled in a way that aids the environment.
DeleteThis chapter certainly caught my attention as well. The fact that there are more ways of using a cadaver instead of taking ground space in a traditional burial is impressive. It a more ecological way of using a dead body. Even though I believe I will live to grow old, these are two new ways i will definitely think about when it is my time.
DeleteThis part of the book showed me how there could be other ways of burial besides a traditional burial. I believe that when it is my time i will have more opportunities to look forward to.
DeleteI found this chapter extremely interesting because I always imagined it would be really interesting to die and have a tree take my place in the world. That is definitely how I want to be buried, so it was interesting to read more about it and other ways that you can hold a funeral.
DeleteThis chapter is quite interesting and i also wondered how well would a human compost be? because i might actually consider doing that, making a life nurture another. The other funeral options were interesting too.
Deletei found this chapter interesting because it showed more ways to be buried than the two traditional. It really shows how we are finding knew ways to do traditional things.
DeleteI found this chapter interesting because it focused on nontraditional things to do with one’s corpse. Some biology concepts addressed in this chapter were environmentally safe ways to dispose of or reuse the corpse. Like Water Reduction being safer for the environment than cremation. A PH Neutral liquid that can pe disposed into the sewer versus a cremation that releases harmful gases into the atmosphere that we breathe. The thing I found most interesting was Wiigh-Masak’s idea of using it as fertilizer. At the beginning of this book I read “become part of a tree” and was immediately disgusted thinking that the FDA allows corpse fertilizer for our food, which George Hay suggested. Although it is “practical” I still find it disgusting. Just like grinding dogs up into bone-meal and feeding it to other dogs. I do like the idea of planting another type of plant (that is not meant to be consumed, of course) like a flower tree as a “living memorial”. Even though it is kind of weird and non-traditional I prefer giving nutrients to a tree rather than slowly decompose in a box underground.
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I agree with you about the disgusting aspect of human corpse fertilizing our food and that using it for more of a memorial tree is a better idea considering that the tree would still aid in giving us oxygen.
DeleteI agree with you about how disgusting corpse fertilization is. That is almost cannibalism.
DeleteI am kind of nuetral on the subject of the fertilization, I mean now you say its disgusting because we have other options but if that was our only option to help our food grow then a lot of people would agree. In the end most corpses are molted up in soil which is connected to everything including crops. it makes no difference if you think about it, only the practicality of it all.
DeleteThe most interesting aspects of this chapter were the two new and ecological forms of disposing cadavers. It was the first time I had ever heard about "water reduction", which uses the chemistry of lye and water to break apart the fats and proteins that make up all human organisms and reduces the organism to a neutral liquid. At first I thought this was a great idea, considering that it was less expensive and much less polluting than cremation, until I learned about the human compost movement. As bizarre and unappealing as the subject may sound, once explained properly it is actually an amazing idea, considering that human remains can be used to fertilize new plant life, which in turn would produce oxygen thought the process photosynthesis. That oxygen would be used by humans to complete essential life process, therefore the human remains would not be wasted in any way, instead they would be recycled.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your views on the human compost, people who bring up the option are only trying to be innovative in a world that people find so many things as taboo. In a way the plants help us live and then when we die we help the plants grow. Isn't it funny?
DeleteI really never knew about the ecological way to decompose a body. I never even thought there could be an eco-friendly way to dispose of a body. I did know however of the fertilization a body can bring to soil to help trees and plants grow.
DeleteI do like the two newer ecological forms of disposing human cadavers. Although not for food. Either way it helps the environment that the rest of the living people are in and I would like to become part of a tree when I die.
DeleteI also found both of the alternative ways for cremation interesting and although it is cheaper and pollutes less, they might not be the best idea for everyone because many people don't find it a respectful to the people. In small towns it is a great cost effective way of disposing of the bodies. I thought you did a great job explaining the alternate ways of cremation.
ReplyDeleteOne of the reasons that I liked this chapter is because it talked about different ways that a body can be disposed of such as by using to grow a tree or a plant. It is interesting to see the ideas that people come up with to dispose of bodies that are both cost effective and beneficial to the environment. And out of the methods that were introduced the one that I most enjoyed learning about was the one that used a body's remains to grow a plant. This ties into biology because how a body decomposes is a part of biology. This part of the book focuses on new burial and disposal methods.
ReplyDeleteIt's very fascinating to know that the disposal of the bodies can be beneficial to the environment. I would’ve never thought that they were some kind of environmental way of disposing human remains.
DeleteIt's really cool to know how much a body can do for the field of medical science, and how many strides a cadaver has helped reach in medical history. I also never knew how many environmental ways a body could be disposed of. I very much enjoyed this book.
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