02. Beethoven’s Ashes Now In Diamonds
What it Is:
LifeGem Company is specialized in creating diamonds from the ashes of your dear deceased ones. This is done by extracting carbon during the cremation process. The ashes from composer Ludwig van Beethoven have already been immortalized. The small diamond of 0.56 carats will be auctioned on eBay to raise funds for charities all over the world.
Why it's cool:
It is simply amazing!
Science of the time’s Interpretation:
This is highly innovative and remarkable. Firstly Humanity is highly condensed but brought back to its core through the subsequent actions. We’re not just carbon, but the exchange and sharing of love. Here technology isn’t used to destroy but build. Secondly, it is a symbolic way of keeping your deceased beloved ones close to you. Like Memoria Viva in this list it’s about keeping the memory of those who came before alive and kicking. By literally turning the departed into something that most of the world considers valuable, human life is once again symbolically cherished. Third, it is an impressive and ironic way to help charities. All charities are about life and here death is transformed into something to help the living. Simply amazing and cool.
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