Diamonds From Corpses

@LadyDuck (472480)

• Switzerland

8 Oct 15

Hi John, so true, but I do not dislike the idea to become a "gem"... NO after all I prefer that my ashes are dispersed in the Nature.

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Gudheart

@gudheart (12659)

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8 Oct 15

Yep! Not my cup of tea lOL

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

8 Oct 15

I would have expected the cost to be higher because the manufacture involves extreme pressure to restructure he carbon of the ashes.

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

8 Oct 15

@Fleura That would make perfect sense, but may not be an available option due to the low demand of such a high priced service.

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@LadyDuck (472480)

• Switzerland

8 Oct 15

I also thought it was more expensive. The idea to become a diamond is not so bad after all.

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@Fleura (31371)

• United Kingdom

8 Oct 15

I expect they process a whole batch of people at once to keep costs down!

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (52707)

• Canada

8 Oct 15

I think that is different, unique I guess would be a better way to describe it. I would not like to have any jewellry made from ashes from a loved one, nor would I want my ashes to become a stone like that. I guess I'm old fashioned believing the those that have passed should rest in peace not be worn.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

8 Oct 15

Exactly let them rest in peace and not be paraded around like an old shoe.

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@LadyDuck (472480)

• Switzerland

8 Oct 15

I have your same sentiment, those that have passed should have a place where rest in peace for the rest of their days. I would never wear a gem made from ashes.

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Sharon

@simone10 (54182)

• Louisville, Kentucky

8 Oct 15

I have heard of it before but I'm not sure how I feel about this. I sure wouldn't want to give my daughter my ashes in a diamond as she is always losing jewelry

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

8 Oct 15

I would not want to do this either.

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@Lushlala (4028)

• Gaborone, Botswana

8 Oct 15

@simone10 me too, imagine being lost in a very undesirable place!

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@LadyDuck (472480)

• Switzerland

8 Oct 15

This is funny, you are right, it would be horrible!

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amnabas

@amnabas (14888)

• Karachi, Pakistan

8 Oct 15

It sounds crazy could it turned into jem

or diamond?

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@Lushlala (4028)

• Gaborone, Botswana

8 Oct 15

@LadyDuck Yes, i think CREEPY is the word I was looking for!

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@LadyDuck (472480)

• Switzerland

8 Oct 15

It's a bit creepy, I have to say that I do not like the idea.

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tita417

@Tita417 (1228)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

9 Oct 15

yess though it is a diamond still its yikes

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Gudheart

@gudheart (12659)

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8 Oct 15

That does seem a little strange to me personally. I would not like that.

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@LadyDuck (472480)

• Switzerland

8 Oct 15

No, I do not like the idea, it is weird.

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Rosekitty

@Rosekitty (19368)

• San Marcos, Texas

8 Oct 15

Wow Anna..actually after reading the weird tattoo one i posted this one is so much better..I could never afford it but it is way more of an idea to consider...I actually love it......to think one could be richer than when one is alive isn't right though

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Rosekitty

@Rosekitty (19368)

• San Marcos, Texas

8 Oct 15

@LadyDuck that is exactly what i feel..to much of like skinning your loved one instead of cherishing them

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@Lushlala (4028)

• Gaborone, Botswana

8 Oct 15

LOL @Rosekitty :)

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@LadyDuck (472480)

• Switzerland

8 Oct 15

This is pretty weird, but I can understand more this idea than the creepy tattoo.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (172429)

• Boise, Idaho

8 Oct 15

I might here a story like this and think 'this is the strangest thing I have ever heard'. Then it's not two hours later and I read some weirder. It is a weird world to be sure.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

8 Oct 15

It is definitely a crazy world we live in first taking tattoos from a deceased member and now making diamonds out of the deceased ashes. Strange and not at all to my liking.

celticeagle

@celticeagle (172429)

• Boise, Idaho

8 Oct 15

@LadyDuck That is for sure.

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@LadyDuck (472480)

• Switzerland

8 Oct 15

So true, this is a weird world and people seem to have become crazy.

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Always smiling

@allknowing (143002)

• India

8 Oct 15

I kind of like this idea.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

8 Oct 15

Really why do you kind of like this? It seens weird to me.

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Always smiling

@allknowing (143002)

• India

9 Oct 15

@Marcyaz I like a diamond instead of ashes is an urn. One does not have to wear it but preserve it in an urn may be?

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@LadyDuck (472480)

• Switzerland

9 Oct 15

@allknowing Of course you can keep the box with the diamond inside, just like people keep the ashes, it is surely nicer to see.

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Oshy

@TiarasOceanView (70022)

• United States

8 Oct 15

Now this is definitely news. I am sure they will stay in business though it is a bit odd to me. I do not think we are supposed to be diamonds.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

8 Oct 15

Very odd to me also but of course these companies will do anything to make money.

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Oshy

@TiarasOceanView (70022)

• United States

8 Oct 15

@LadyDuck Yes they do the odder the better and people will pay big money for it.

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@LadyDuck (472480)

• Switzerland

8 Oct 15

They will surely stay in business, because people like weird things.

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AbbyGreenhill

@AbbyGreenhill (45494)

• United States

8 Oct 15

Gross, I think I'll stick with the 'real thing' and keep my loved ones in the ground or their ashes in an urn.

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@LadyDuck (472480)

• Switzerland

8 Oct 15

This is what I am going to do. I have asked not to put me in the ground, but I want that my ashes will be dispersed in the wind.

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@LadyDuck (472480)

• Switzerland

8 Oct 15

@AbbyGreenhill I want my spread over my pond, it's the place of my garden I like more.

AbbyGreenhill

@AbbyGreenhill (45494)

• United States

8 Oct 15

@LadyDuck I want my spread over the pool, since that's where I love it the most in summer.

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Catherine

@bluesa (15022)

• Johannesburg, South Africa

8 Oct 15

Oh my. That is just plain weird and strange, and to think so many people actually use that option, a bit disturbing.

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@LadyDuck (472480)

• Switzerland

8 Oct 15

I was surprised when I saw the incredible number of people who asked for this service. Weird.

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@LadyDuck (472480)

• Switzerland

8 Oct 15

@Fleura There is no way to be sure in our days. May be in the past, when every corpse were incinerated at the presence of their family members, but not in our days.

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Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (13369)

• Ireland

8 Oct 15

My aunt is now a set of memorial mugs! Seriously!

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

8 Oct 15

Oh my goodness and is that what she wanted to be a pair of mugs?

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@Lushlala (4028)

• Gaborone, Botswana

8 Oct 15

@Marcyaz Oh Lordy Lord, that's also weird LOL

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@LadyDuck (472480)

• Switzerland

8 Oct 15

This is also weird, I hope nobody uses the mugs.

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@Fleura (31371)

• United Kingdom

8 Oct 15

I have heard of this before too. It's a bit different to having an urn of ashes on the mantelpiece I guess. I have always wondered whether the ashes you get from a crematorium are really the person you think, or do they just shovel some out and you just get a random mix of everyone who was cremated recently?

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@LadyDuck (472480)

• Switzerland

8 Oct 15

This is my same question about the ashes. I am pretty sure they are "a mix", this is the reason why I would prefer to have my hashes dispersed in the nature.

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@Fleura (31371)

• United Kingdom

8 Oct 15

@LadyDuck It does seem a bit silly to pay thousands for a diamond made from random strangers!

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@Fleura (31371)

• United Kingdom

8 Oct 15

@Tita417 Well I don't know what goes on behind the scenes of a crematorium. Do you think they really manage to keep every person separate from the next, or when you are given your loved one's ashes, are they really just a mixture?

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dpk262006

@dpk262006 (58673)

• Delhi, India

8 Oct 15

It is very interesting to hear that ashes of deceased persons are converted into synthetic diamonds and one could keep it at home or could even wear those diamond. However, I have not heard about it. Moreover, the cost of getting a synthetic diamond made appears to be very high.

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@LadyDuck (472480)

• Switzerland

8 Oct 15

The cost to create synthetic diamonds is pretty high, no matter which kind of ahses you use. I thought it wold cost more.

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rebel_woman06

@SIMPLYD (90720)

• Philippines

12 Oct 15

Oh , i would want to be made like that too . However , what if the diamond placed in a ring would be lost ?

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rebel_woman06

@SIMPLYD (90720)

• Philippines

13 Oct 15

@LadyDuck Precisely . If someone will find it , i am sure it will not be returned because there's no name , unless there's an engraved name and address .

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@LadyDuck (472480)

• Switzerland

13 Oct 15

@SIMPLYD I do not believe that the name is engraved

Anyway it is too expensive for a "fake" diamond.

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@LadyDuck (472480)

• Switzerland

12 Oct 15

Or worst, what if someone sells the ring to make some money? How sad!

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44998)

• Preston, England

8 Oct 15

I never knew that was possible - not sure I want such a conversion myself though.

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@LadyDuck (472480)

• Switzerland

8 Oct 15

I am pretty sure I do not want such a conversion.

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Alfredo Rossi

@amadeo (111938)

• United States

8 Oct 15

@LadyLuck Good morning and no comment on this.Interesting post

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@LadyDuck (472480)

• Switzerland

8 Oct 15

Alfredo, I think that this is weird, I am not sure I would like to become a gem nor to have this kind of gem in my home.

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tita417

@Tita417 (1228)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

8 Oct 15

@LadyDuck definitely not ever in my finger.and everytime to look at it you see your mom or your dad Geez

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Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (52185)

• United States

8 Oct 15

That is very freaky.

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@LadyDuck (472480)

• Switzerland

8 Oct 15

I think it is, I cannot say that I would appreciate to receive such a gift if one of my family would ask in their will to be transformed in diamonds.

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tita417

@Tita417 (1228)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

8 Oct 15

@LadyDuck If there is a will about that it's simply is so weird that someone would do that in his will.

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Jaded Jinn

@Jadedjinn (118)

• Pea Ridge, Arkansas

9 Oct 15

Doesn't this leave reason to believe that any and all types of ashs could be pressed into diamonds thus making them less rair and decreasing the overall value of the stone? Are the differnces in synthetic and natural detectable? Hmm... interesting..

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