Top 5 Things You Can Do With Your Ashes

Being cremated doesn't have to mean lying around in an urn for eternity.

1. Go out with a blast

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According to the website "Small amount of the cremation ashes belonging to the deceased are placed into the mixture of specially modified fireworks. Finally, a date and time is scheduled so that the family members of the deceased can inform other people about the firework display. "

2. Become a diamond

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Yes you read that right. For as little as $2,490, LifeGem will turn your ashes into a diamond.

3. Become a tree

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"The Bios Urn project reintroduces the human being to the natural circle of life. It is the profaine ritual of regeneration and the return to nature."

4. Press your ashes into a vinyl record

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And Vinyly will press you, or your pets, into any vinyl you want.

5. Become a permanent part of someone else

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Perhaps slightly less creepy than it sounds, but you can live on through your loved ones by doing like Travis Green did and having your ashed mixed with some tattoo in.