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Go with a "natural death" arrangement, where your body will not be embalmed (formaldehyde is nasty stuff), and will be buried in a vessel that biodegrades quick

Go with a "natural death" arrangement, where your body will not be embalmed (formaldehyde is nasty stuff), and will be buried in a vessel that biodegrades quickly, in a forest or similar area. I'm going with this method when I eventually die.

dorchadas 8y ago
I want a Viking funeral myself. But, more seriously, part of me hopes that I'll recognize when my time is coming and be able to just wander off into the woods or something and die that way, with my body left where it drops. Even though I feel like that might be against what the article is suggesting.
- jrace 8y ago
  That sounds like a great idea....unless you are the poor person who stumbles upon the decomposing corpse.
- Pica_soO 8y ago
  Im pretty sure wild boards will have the same Disney-decency you have and wait till you died in pieces. Okay, they might snack a little, to pass the time- just the little parts. They certainly do that with those suicides who hang themselves in the woods. Seriously, take at least some cyanide with you, to get it over quickly.
- enriquto 8y ago
  Of course, for that you have to tell people about your immediate plan. If you simply "disappear", this will likely trigger a very expensive rescue expedition that will find your freshly dead corpse, and it will ruin your Viking funeral.
- protomyth 8y ago
  I'll recognize when my time is coming and be able to just wander off into the woods or something and die that way, with my body left where it drops. Please don't do that. It sucks seriously for the people who have to go find you when the missing person report is filed, and it really, really sucks for the "doesn't know what is going on" person who finds your body. Predators are not exactly 100% effective.
  - philwelch 8y ago
    Hikers disappear all the time and it's rare for bodies to be found when no one is specifically looking for them. In the wilderness, unless it's somewhere like on Mount Everest where bodies are naturally preserved by freezing, corpses tend to disappear pretty quickly. Predators are not 100% effective, but scavengers are pretty close, especially because there's so damned many of them ranging from insects to worms to birds and mammals.
    - protomyth 8y ago
      Rare is not the same as won’t. Save some folks some potential trauma.
      - philwelch 8y ago
        Fair point. Conversely, if you want to fake your own death, disappearing in the wilderness ("hiking accident") is one of the most reliable and plausible cover stories. People who disappear at sea wash up on shore a hell of a lot more often than people who disappear in the wilderness are ever seen.
mrspeaker 8y ago
Do you have any more information about this? Surely there must be some pretty strict rules on where the "forest or similar area" is? I kind of wanted to be shot into deep space, but eaten by worms seems more apt.
- KozmoNau7 8y ago
  I would recommend the Ask A Mortician YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/OrderoftheGoodDeath https://www.youtube.com/user/OrderoftheGoodDeath It's extremely informative and promotes a natural look at death and the necessary arrangements you can make.
garmaine 8y ago
Or sign up for cryonics and try not dying in the first place.
- wild_preference 8y ago
  Great way to piss away your estate for no reason.
  - ben_w 8y ago
    It’s not like you can spend it on anything else at that point. If the odds are 1%, or 0.01%, it’s still personally worthwhile.
    - thaumasiotes 8y ago
      ...assuming you never had children?
      - enraged_camel 8y ago
        Even if I never have children, I'd rather donate my estate to a worthy cause than spend it on cyrogenically freezing my body with the hope of eventual resurrection.
        garmaine 8y ago
        There is this thing called life insurance which nearly all cryonicists use to fund their suspension and storage.
        thaumasiotes 8y ago
        That doesn't make any sense. Life insurance isn't cheaper if you promise to spend it on cryonic storage. It's just a part of your estate, and there are better things you can do with that.

dorchadas 8y ago

I want a Viking funeral myself. But, more seriously, part of me hopes that I'll recognize when my time is coming and be able to just wander off into the woods or something and die that way, with my body left where it drops. Even though I feel like that might be against what the article is suggesting.

jrace 8y ago
That sounds like a great idea....unless you are the poor person who stumbles upon the decomposing corpse.
Pica_soO 8y ago
Im pretty sure wild boards will have the same Disney-decency you have and wait till you died in pieces. Okay, they might snack a little, to pass the time- just the little parts. They certainly do that with those suicides who hang themselves in the woods. Seriously, take at least some cyanide with you, to get it over quickly.
enriquto 8y ago
Of course, for that you have to tell people about your immediate plan. If you simply "disappear", this will likely trigger a very expensive rescue expedition that will find your freshly dead corpse, and it will ruin your Viking funeral.
protomyth 8y ago
I'll recognize when my time is coming and be able to just wander off into the woods or something and die that way, with my body left where it drops. Please don't do that. It sucks seriously for the people who have to go find you when the missing person report is filed, and it really, really sucks for the "doesn't know what is going on" person who finds your body. Predators are not exactly 100% effective.
- philwelch 8y ago
  Hikers disappear all the time and it's rare for bodies to be found when no one is specifically looking for them. In the wilderness, unless it's somewhere like on Mount Everest where bodies are naturally preserved by freezing, corpses tend to disappear pretty quickly. Predators are not 100% effective, but scavengers are pretty close, especially because there's so damned many of them ranging from insects to worms to birds and mammals.
  - protomyth 8y ago
    Rare is not the same as won’t. Save some folks some potential trauma.
    - philwelch 8y ago
      Fair point. Conversely, if you want to fake your own death, disappearing in the wilderness ("hiking accident") is one of the most reliable and plausible cover stories. People who disappear at sea wash up on shore a hell of a lot more often than people who disappear in the wilderness are ever seen.

mrspeaker 8y ago

Do you have any more information about this? Surely there must be some pretty strict rules on where the "forest or similar area" is? I kind of wanted to be shot into deep space, but eaten by worms seems more apt.

KozmoNau7 8y ago
I would recommend the Ask A Mortician YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/OrderoftheGoodDeath https://www.youtube.com/user/OrderoftheGoodDeath It's extremely informative and promotes a natural look at death and the necessary arrangements you can make.

garmaine 8y ago

Or sign up for cryonics and try not dying in the first place.

wild_preference 8y ago
Great way to piss away your estate for no reason.
- ben_w 8y ago
  It’s not like you can spend it on anything else at that point. If the odds are 1%, or 0.01%, it’s still personally worthwhile.
  - thaumasiotes 8y ago
    ...assuming you never had children?
    - enraged_camel 8y ago
      Even if I never have children, I'd rather donate my estate to a worthy cause than spend it on cyrogenically freezing my body with the hope of eventual resurrection.
      - garmaine 8y ago
        There is this thing called life insurance which nearly all cryonicists use to fund their suspension and storage.
        thaumasiotes 8y ago
        That doesn't make any sense. Life insurance isn't cheaper if you promise to spend it on cryonic storage. It's just a part of your estate, and there are better things you can do with that.