Water cremation is set to be available in the UK for the first time.

The flameless process sees hot water and lye used to dissolve the body’s fat and tissues over the course of about four hours, leaving behind only the bones.

This is essentially a sped-up version of what happens naturally when a body is buried underground, as the body’s cells are slowly broken down.

Crematorium staff instead powder the deceased’s bones into a fine white ‘ash’, which the bereaved can scatter or place into an urn.

 

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i am groot............

 

 

I like the idea, but I don't see it coming to a temple near me in the near future.

If some company started that here, they'd probably end up in hot water.

What is the process of disposal of the dissolved body?

7 hours ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

What is the process of disposal of the dissolved body?

The toilet or sewer. ????

On 7/3/2023 at 8:16 AM, Social Media said:

 

Water cremation is set to be available in the UK for the first time.

The flameless process sees hot water and lye used to dissolve the body’s fat and tissues over the course of about four hours, leaving behind only the bones.

This is essentially a sped-up version of what happens naturally when a body is buried underground, as the body’s cells are slowly broken down.

Crematorium staff instead powder the deceased’s bones into a fine white ‘ash’, which the bereaved can scatter or place into an urn.

 

STORY

 

METRO

 

"ceremonial burial" is one of the first advances of humankind in the "Civilization" computer games by Sid Meier.

it seems we now go the other way.

On 7/3/2023 at 8:16 AM, Social Media said:

The flameless process sees hot water and lye used to dissolve the body’s fat and tissues over the course of about four hours, leaving behind only the bones.

So the fat and tissues go somewhere else?  How much do you get back with cremation?

 

It seems a tad strange.  "Here is the ground skeleton of your beloved for you to keep."

16 minutes ago, tgw said:

"ceremonial burial" is one of the first advances of humankind in the "Civilization" computer games by Sid Meier.

it seems we now go the other way.

It's an interesting one.  Caring for the dead is a sign of civilisation, but would different body disposal really be a step back?  One would assume that whatever remains there are would still be treated as remains have been up until now.

 

Perhaps one day, in the distant future, civilisations will look back on us now and say that no longer caring about an empty husk once the life has gone was the first step towards becoming what they will consider "civilised" in the future.

10 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

It's an interesting one.  Caring for the dead is a sign of civilisation, but would different body disposal really be a step back?  One would assume that whatever remains there are would still be treated as remains have been up until now.

 

Perhaps one day, in the distant future, civilisations will look back on us now and say that no longer caring about an empty husk once the life has gone was the first step towards becoming what they will consider "civilised" in the future.

yes, that was my thought too.

ceremonial burial was tied with pomp and sacrifice, look at Pyramids, Taj Mahal and even human sacrifices when someone important died.

now it's "let's make as little of a fuss as possible" and not spend any resources instead of splurging on massive mausoleums.

it reflects also in a way how much our buying power has shrunk.

who would be able to pay for a proper cemetery plot nowadays?

9 hours ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

What is the process of disposal of the dissolved body?

Possibly your local restaurant. Gee, the egg-drop soup tastes different today for some reason.

This can't be good for the environment. 

 

More huge plastic bags with toxic chemicals soup and human remains inside. 

 

How to they dispose of them?. 

 

They try to say cremation is bad as it makes harmful ennisions, but this new way will be worse. How do they think the water gets hot...magic? 

 

Best way is to chop up the body and feed to the seagulls. 

I would request a bucket of soy added to my one, plus some cut up greens.

11 hours ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

What is the process of disposal of the dissolved body?

Chang Beer of course...the Fukushima run-off water is nearly used up now in 2023 by Chang...

Sous vid with a sear afterwards ... tasty

In the USA they are turning dead bodies into compost.  The process takes about a month.  So far it's been legalized in 6 states.  So now you can compost your deceased loved one and use thier composted remains to fertilize your vegetable garden.

 

If you're interested look up "Recompost" in Wikipedia. 

The future was already depicted in the past:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=HpxS80J5S2M

The owners' dog will be happy..................