Friday OT #1: Whatcha Gonna Do?

[RLD4ISU]

Some animatronics connected to a pressure sensor in the floor would do the trick. Sitting upright and waving as mourners approach would be a real crowd pleaser.

Not quite what I had in mind.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

Seems to be somewhat of a generational divide. For my parents' generation, seems like most go with embalming and burial in a casket. Not sure where the exact age cutoff is, but to over-generalize, it seems like many under ~50 years old prefer cremation.

My parents were both in their late 80's and chose cremation, no funeral, no gatherings. I'm of the same opinion. I had them mix my mom's ashes with my dad's. There are a few places I would like to spread some of their ashes.

 

[Farnsworth]

Since quite a few have mentioned being cremated, I wanted to share this:

We have a friend that lost his Dad suddenly. His Dad was in his early 50’s. He was cremated. A few months later, the family took part of the ashes to a glass blower. Each person had a glass item made and the ashes were added to it. The family brought along a few drinks and reminisced while their items were made.

I think a few in the family had Christmas ornaments made. This is a wine glass our friend’s Mom had made with his Dad’s ashes in the glass.

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Anyway…I just thought it was kind of a unique thing to do.

That's pretty cool. I think I would do more of a decorative piece though, not something you'd actually use to consume something.