Crotchgun Samurai

I…I like this idea. If this ever comes to the States, I’d be happy to be turned into electricity. I mean, it’s kind of a form of immortality in a way that really isn’t but, I dunno, it’s kind of reminding me of the idea of sending a clacksman’s name home along the Grand Trunk in Going Postal. There’s a beauty to this.

terminus-est:

8bitfuture:

Crematorium turns corpses into electricity.

A crematorium in Durham, England is installing turbines that will take advantage of the heat from its burners, to generate up to 150 kilowatt-hours of electricity per corpse - enough to power an average American house for around five days.

While the system could see further adoption in England, it’s unlikely to be cost effective in the US quite yet, due to the number of cremations:

 ”Cremation in some parts of Europe is over 90 percent, but it is not over 50 percent yet here.” That is, less than half of Americans opt for cremation. Most are buried.

I like this idea.

(via beckyh2112)