Slideshow: Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Diamonds

credit AP Photo/Brett BehrensInventor Ed Headrick, father of the modern Frisbee, will have his cremains made into a frisbee. credit Eternal ReefsThe Eternal Reef begins to support life after 6 months. credit LifeGem MemorialsLifeGem Memorials can convert human carbon into diamonds. A single human corpse can produce up to 100 diamonds, a company spokesman said. […]


credit AP Photo/Brett Behrens
Inventor Ed Headrick, father of the modern Frisbee, will have his cremains made into a frisbee.

credit Eternal Reefs
The Eternal Reef begins to support life after 6 months.

credit LifeGem Memorials
LifeGem Memorials can convert human carbon into diamonds. A single human corpse can produce up to 100 diamonds, a company spokesman said.

credit Jane’Us, Inc.
A painting incorporating cremains into an abstract design. The artwork can be customized to match your home decor.

credit Eternal Reefs
Within 3 years, the Eternal Reefs are teeming with life on and around them.