Drift off on yer final journey, by balloon!

squod

Balloon company floats idea for 'fun' funerals

Soon you'll be able to put your ashes aboard a helium balloon. Drift off with the wind. What a fine send off!

who what when

It'l never take off!

Sheeps

who what when wrote: »

It'l never take off!

yes

bonerm

Sounds like a lot of hot air to me.

ejmaztec

And the puzzled people down below, combing the bits out of their hair.

Princess Peach

This sounds nice.

Too bad I can never die!

W.Shakes-Beer

its all fun and games until grannys ashes takes down a passenger jet.

marcsignal

when i'm gone, anyone associated with FF can dance on my grave......


... i'm getting buried at sea :pac:

Oh right. It's ashes. I had an image of dozens of coffins floating around the sky alá Pixar's Up!

bonerm

Princess Peach wrote: »

This sounds nice.

Too bad I can never die!

Agreed.

Augmerson

In Tibet, they don't have funerals where they put the body in the ground. I heard the Chinese had cracked down on it, but there used to be the case where bodies would be left out in the open and Birds or whatever would take care of the rest. The people in Tibet, who I think are Buddhist, believed it was a way for someone to make a final contribution to the life cycle I think, as food for the Birds or other animals.

Makes sense as well because there isn't much soil to dig up high up in the mountains of Tibet nor much wood to burn a body.

Sanjuro

Up, up and away. In my beautiful, my beautiful, motor-boat!

Sanjuro

Augmerson wrote: »

In Tibet, they don't have funerals where they put the body in the ground. I heard the Chinese had cracked down on it, but there used to be the case where bodies would be left out in the open and Birds or whatever would take care of the rest. The people in Tibet, who I think are Buddhist, believed it was a way for someone to make a final contribution to the life cycle I think, as food for the Birds or other animals.

Makes sense as well because there isn't much soil to dig up high up in the mountains of Tibet nor much wood to burn a body.

Yep, it's called a Sky Burial. Careful, two of the photos on the link might not be for those of a nervous disposition.

jd007

Putting the fun into funeral

benj

i would like to land in the makeup section of Brown Thomas

Princess Peach

benj wrote: »

i would like to land in the makeup section of Brown Thomas

Buy a bitta fake tan, cause you'd be looking pretty pale :pac:

pickarooney

Augmerson wrote: »

In Tibet, they don't have funerals where they put the body in the ground. I heard the Chinese had cracked down on it, but there used to be the case where bodies would be left out in the open and Birds or whatever would take care of the rest. The people in Tibet, who I think are Buddhist, believed it was a way for someone to make a final contribution to the life cycle I think, as food for the Birds or other animals.

Makes sense as well because there isn't much soil to dig up high up in the mountains of Tibet nor much wood to burn a body.

I think they clamped down on the One Tibet movement along with other gambling syndicates.

Guill

Augmerson wrote: »

In Tibet, they don't have funerals where they put the body in the ground. I heard the Chinese had cracked down on it, but there used to be the case where bodies would be left out in the open and Birds or whatever would take care of the rest. The people in Tibet, who I think are Buddhist, believed it was a way for someone to make a final contribution to the life cycle I think, as food for the Birds or other animals.

Makes sense as well because there isn't much soil to dig up high up in the mountains of Tibet nor much wood to burn a body.

Not for sqeemish ppl

They lay the bodies out and the local vultures know whats comin so they gather around, a friend was at it and had pics and vids on his camera, they were burying an old woman and a fat guy. the guys in charge of the ceremony make a few cuts here and there to let the vultures in and after that both bodies were stripped clean in 10 mins, bones are then ground up and mixed with flour and the vultures eat the rest. He said the nosie of the guys smashing skull and bone was terrible. the guys who perform these ceremonies are outcast in the village because of what they even though the townspeople want them to do it.

It's crazy but it makes perfect sense.

jimthemental

who what when wrote: »

It'l never take off!

You're probably right, there's too much dead weight.