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...and make them into jewelry! The ironically named Life Gem company will take the remains of a person or pet, cremate them, and smoosh them into a blue diamond. You still get a box of ashes, but they get enough carbon to make a bunch of diamonds up to a 1 carat large. They only have blue for now, but say they will soon have the technology to do clear, red, and yellow, and up to 3 carats. You know, I have been sort of obsessing about death a lot lately, and this actually seems like a really interesting concept. Of course, it is expensive. And I am a little squicked about how they refer to carbon as being 'the true essence of your loved one.' But it still seems cool.
