Instead of burials for loved ones... some people are turning their ash into diamonds

[teedubya]

http://sfglobe.com/?id=18034&src=fbfan_18034



That's right. Thanks to Algordanza, a Swiss company, people can now pay for the process of having the ashes of a loved one made into a memorial diamond.


Algordanza

Using a combination of machines and complex scientific process, the staff at Algordanza separate the carbon from the deceased's ashes, then convert the carbon into graphite, and use specific temperatures and pressure to create a diamond "seed."



The color of the diamond varies depending on how much boron is present in the deceased's ashes. The more boron, the bluer the diamond.



While these dazzling diamonds may catch many people's eyes, the price may be a little less attractive. The cost of making a memorial diamond can cost around $4,500, on top of the price of cremation.

[Aries Walker]

Originally Posted by Hog Farmer

You dumbasses do realize this is a scam right. Look at the pic of the already cut diamond sitting in the human funk. You can't just cook up a diamond !

I have to question the wisdom of any scam that uses diamonds as the ruse.

[srvy]

I like the Idea but I can see my diamond being pawned and wind up a ring on a cheap crack whores pimp.

[Aries Walker]

I would do this only if I would be used to scratch obscenities in the living room bay windows of my enemies.

[ptlyon]

Ohhh boron... I thought it said bourbon. I figured I was a prime candidate.

[threebag]

Originally Posted by Strongside

Would be sweet to make some sort of sword and imbed the diamonds as rune stones for generations. That would be one badass conversation piece. "This is my grandpa charlie. He fought in the big war. This here is my great great grandpa jimmy. He was a registered sex offender. And here's my grandma Iona. She was killed by the police when she shot grandpa Jimmy for being a sex offender."

You could also show where Jimmy sheathed his sword

[unlurking]

Fan of cremation, never a fan of urns. Like the idea of having a framed photo of loved one and mounting the stone onto the frame. Much less dreary of a memorial IMO.

[lcarus]

Originally Posted by Bufkin

But how will the conjob funeral home directors (making six-figures) make cash on grieving families with this new method of getting rid of dead loved ones?!?!?