Luke Perry was buried in a mushroom suit

[hecep]

@teknocholer

Admittedly, there’s not mushroom in there.

No shitake!

[anon61221983]

@Yri

You know Jewish tradition since like forever is to bury unenbalmed in a simple wooden box, so the concept of biodegradable burial is nothing new. No fancy mushrooms needed.

Indeed. Muslims, too. Straight into the earth as soon as possible, with only cleaning the body.

But no reason not to do this, though…

[anon61221983]

Well, I posted the ted talk by the founder of the company upthread a bit.

[BakaNeko]

Sky burial

[Skeptic]

@Shuck

It doesn’t seem like a recently deceased human body makes for good fungus food, as fungus just aren’t a significant part of breaking down animal remains.

Well, I was going to suggest just filling the casket up with mushrooms as a cheaper alternative. But it sounds like there wouldn’t be any point to that…

(And it’s a bit more disturbing when I think of cremation with all those mushrooms…)

[Alvin_Goodman]

Or get buried naked, wrapped up in newspaper.

It certainly is a thoughtful gesture, this mushroom suit… but how about instead of hugging the eco tree as you die, hug it as you live.

The negative impact one person has on the planet in a lifetime is pretty overwhelming, not sure donning a fungi suit on the last page balances everything out.

I don’t take pharmaceuticals (though I’m sure there’s a pill or two out there that could make my days easier), so bring out the wood chipper and turn me into mulch or compost, no poisons in me.

[anon61221983]

Unfortunately, not legal in the US… neither are viking funerals…

[anon61221983]

@Alvin_Goodman

no poisons in me.

I don’t think it’s just a pharmaceutical issue, though. Again, I posted the video of the person who designed the suit, and she talks about other materials that get into the environment that even the most natural living of us, might not be able to avoid (BPAs, pesticides, etc).

But, no, it’s not going to balance out our individual footprint, but the larger problem is societal anyway. Individual changes to your lifestyle helps, but it’s a tiny dent in the larger problem. This includes, I think, the funeral industry, which pushes preservation or cremation over other, greener options.

Also, human composting is not legal in most places in the US, but has just been legalized in Washington state.

[BakaNeko]

Forget Coffins – Organic Burial Pods Will Turn Your Loved Ones Into Trees

[teknocholer]

@hecep

No shitake!

Amanita stiff drink after that one.

[anon61221983]

Those are cool, too! So many options that don’t involve the traditional preservation model!

[BakaNeko]

Maybe it’s better this way. If this were legalized suddenly, we would have several startups with silly names like Burialz competing for a market share. But after the bubble burst, we would have thousands of drakkars piled on the docks.

[anon61221983]

We should legalize both!

[BakaNeko]

A market niche: burial truffles.

Tuber melanosporum

[Jorpho]

There’s more than a couple of charming horror stories featuring delightful images of carnivorous fungi, aren’t there? Nothing springs to mind at the moment, except maybe The Last of Us.

Previously:

Freeze-dried funeral

Have your body turned into effluent and just poured down the drain when you die

Also:

Bioartist training fungi to devour her when she dies

[anon61221983]

@Jorpho

There’s more than a couple of charming horror stories featuring delightful images of carnivorous fungi, aren’t there?

The girl with all the gifts?

[BakaNeko]

Cryonics

Philip J. Fry

[Deborah_Caruso]

Why the fancy suit? The soil is already full of organisms waiting for that smorgasbord.

[generic_name]

Matango!

[anon61221983]

I posted the creators ted talk upthread, where she makes her case for why she made it.