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[noahgibbs]

Got a loved one who's shuffled off the mortal coil or is likely to in the near future? Want the most compact imaginable storage? Just have the carbon sucked out of their dead body and used to make a diamond in a color of your choice. Some of the smaller-carat diamonds say you must order two or more at pretty impressive prices -- I'm hoping you can do that using a single relative rather than having to have more than one to, ahem, work with.

UPDATE:
There's a Yahoo article on this, too:

http://biz.yahoo.com/rc/020821/life_diamonds_1.html

Comments

[miss-mimsy.livejournal.com]

It is always good to see you hard at work....even if it is on LJ stuff. ;-)

!!!

[(Anonymous)]

HOLY SHIT THAT IS THE COOLEST THING EVER.

Now, all I need is a dead body...

~ KJB (http://www.kjbland.com)

Re: !!!

[angelbob.livejournal.com]

One of my coworkers suggested that since it just needs biological components, you could make one out of your own hair, toenails and so on. Well, he also suggested some other possible less-savory substances, but you get the idea.

Think of it as a tiny, mineral mini-me :-P