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Company Presses Your Ashes Into Vinyl When You Die

Posted by samzenpus on from the music-of-the-soul dept.

Lanxon writes "Music lovers can now be immortalized when they die by having their ashes baked into vinyl records to leave behind for loved ones, reports Wired. A UK company called And Vinyly is offering people the chance to press their ashes in a vinyl recording of their own voice, their favorite tunes or their last will and testament. Minimalist audiophiles might want to go for the simple option of having no tunes or voiceover, and simply pressing the ashes into the vinyl to result in pops and crackles."

7 of 101 comments (clear)

  1. Webmasterbelli by WebmasterBelli · · Score: 3, Funny

    HEY! Get your stylus off of my B-side!

  2. This was a Triumph by Monkeedude1212 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm making a note here:

    HUGE SUCCESS.

    (I think thats how I'd like to be remembered)

  3. What song would you choose for yourself? by rainmouse · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Always look on the bright side of life"

  4. Nowhere close to good enough usage by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's already in my will: when I die I want to be cremated and have my ashes blown in the faces of people who annoyed me.

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    No folly is more costly than the folly of intolerant idealism. - Winston Churchill
    1. Re:Nowhere close to good enough usage by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      I think I'll have my urn sent to a stranger with a note that reads: "You did this." You know...just to mess with their head.

  5. That vinyl record will be heavy... by mok000 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The weight of the ashes of an average male is around 3 kg.

    That's much too much material for a single vinyl record. So either they throw away most of the ashes, or it's a scam altogether.

  6. Re:Dead format for dead people? by Posting=!Working · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Long after the last DVD player has broken down, you'll still be able to play a vinyl record.

    A physical representation of music that can be played with a paper cup and a needle is much more future proof than an encrypted digital disc that needs a combination of specific hardware and software to play. In 100 years, I doubt much of the population will have even heard of a DVD, and approximately 0% will have the equipment to play them. The effort required to build a functional record player is very small, a crappy one can be done in minutes with household objects, a decent one could be built from scratch in a day. Building a DVD player from scratch after the last one ceases to function and adapting it to whatever display technology they'll have available then would be a massive undertaking.

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