fuck thousands for a coffin. or hundreds for an urn. can i legally be burried in butcher paper?

can i donate my body to science and skip burrial all together?

i want my final action to be a big middle finger to the funeral industry picking on people in their weakest moments.

  • WoodScientist@lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

    Funeral pyres or other forms of open air cremation are generally not legal due to concerns of fire spreading.

    That’s why you set up your OWN funeral pyre! Got a terminal cancer diagnosis, looking to go out on your own terms?

    1. Erect a large funeral pyre on a large piece of open ground. (Ideally do this at a time of low fire risk.)
    2. Create an ignition mechanism that can be activated by a timer.
    3. Take a lethal dose of opioids or whatever assisted-suicide drug you’ve been prescribed.
    4. Set the timer to ignite the pyre a few hours after you are certain to have succumb to the effects of the drug.
    5. Activate the timer, climb atop the pyre, and take the big nap.
    6. A few hours later the pyre alights and your body is cremated in an open funeral pyre.

    I mean, sure, it’s illegal as Hell. But who are they going to prosecute? Are they going to put your ashes on trial?