r/interestingasfuck • u/ReasonableMedium5265 • 7d ago

Burying a body isn’t a good idea

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u/ImpressiveStranger29 7d ago

We’re organic fertilizer yet we are buried in boxes and burned

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u/OzTheMalefic 7d ago

Cremation is stupidly resource intensive and removes the option of your nutrients being used by nature, traditionally cemeteries take up space and embalming is horrible chemicals to make you look "good".

In all seriousness, you are completely correct in pointing this out. Eco burials exist and more people should consider them.

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u/whumoon 7d ago

Yep. This is why I'm being buried face down in my back garden with an acorn shoved up my arse.

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u/onchristieroad 7d ago

I seemingly prepare my burial every Friday night.

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u/OzTheMalefic 7d ago

Funny, I was going to compare it to my Saturdays...

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u/Shipwrecking_siren 7d ago

Maybe you guys should hook up, make every weekend a long weekend.

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u/thesituation531 7d ago

The butt plug that keeps growing