Man Patents Self-Burying Coffin

disco_tracy writes "A California inventor has filed a patent for a coffin that screws into the ground vertically. The reason? It greatly reduces excavation labor and burial costs, decreases land use, and opens up more space for burials in unused areas of a cemetery. Writer Clark Boyd also lists 5 other unconventional burial options, including lye, ecopods, GPS devices that track bodies buried without headstones, cryogenics and — my favorite — getting buried in the sky."

Comments

Spinning in your grave. Hur hur.

[ModernGeek]

Spinning in your grave. Hur hur.

You're not only dead

[bugs2squash]

You're screwed

Appropriate

[dangitman]

There couldn't be a better audience for this product announcement than slashdot. This is perfect for all of us who will die alone in our basements, with nobody to attend the funeral. Just flick a switch and it's done.

Obilg Simpsons

[seven of five]

"Hi, I'm Troy McClure. You may remember me from such do-it-yourself videos as "Dig Your Own Grave - and Save"

not sure which is worse

[Midnight's Shadow]

I can't help but be reminded of when my niece (who was 3) used my grandfather's homemade wooden urn as a stool so she could reach the sink to wash her hands. At least my grandfather was being useful.

Re:Already been done

[Custard Horse]

In the same way as the term 'self-basting turkey' which conjures up a much more exiting image that in reality

Re:Spinning in your grave. Hur hur.

[SpaceLifeForm]

I thought SCO already got the patent on this.

Re:My current preference:

[wodon]

Then the diamond is used in a large laser device?

And then the laser is used by your children to hold the city for ransom?