Immediate cremation would reduce cost. It would also save loved ones from seeing or dealing with the corpse. The blue tinted windows prevent attendees from se

Immediate cremation would reduce cost. It would also save loved ones from seeing or dealing with the corpse. The blue tinted windows prevent attendees from seeing the body's color change. My mother died after months of agony from cancer. The mortuary staff came and put the corpse in a black plastic bag and wheeled it out of the house on a stretcher. They used an extremely pungent chemical to disinfect the bed. The chemical smell filled the house. At the funeral, I carefully avoided looking at the corpse. I'm thankful that, in my last memories of her, she was alive and showing me tenderness. I think she and all of us involved would have been better off if she could have used a machine like this several weeks earlier. We could have said goodbye, she would push the button, and then it would be over. EDIT: The machine could refrigerate/freeze/preserve the corpse for ceremonies, until burial/cremation. For burial, the pod could be in two parts, the top part is a casket for burial and the bottom part holds the gas delivery system and refrigerator. They could disconnect and bury the casket without ever opening it. This would eliminate the expensive embalming process. It would also reduce the risk of disease transmission from handling the corpse. This could be useful for regular anticipated deaths, too. The patient could spend their last week or so in the pod bed. What would be the psychological impact of that on the patient and the loved ones? I think it could be a positive impact for most people.