ED'S WORLD

 04-07-2008 19:02
 De  Ed  Sujet:  Thanks Url: [Liens]
For this very scientific explanation. I didn't know about the Victorian tradition.

 04-07-2008 18:59
 De  Silver Tiger  Sujet:  diamond
On one hand, the idea resembles the Victorian habit of making jewellery out of the hair of the dear departed. On the other, there is an important difference. Leaving aside the impurities present in natural diamonds that give them their colour, a diamond is a diamond is a diamond. What I mean is, a diamond is made of carbon and every carbon atom is exactly like every other carbon atom. Analysis, such as DNA testing, can show that hair is the exclusive possession of one person but no amount of testing will show that this diamond "comes from" or is "made from" your dear departed uncle. Carbon atoms are anonymous. You could buy any artificial diamond and claim it to be your uncle and no one could prove or disprove it. Of course, if having one's dear departed's mortal remains pressed into a gemstone brings one comfort, then there is no reason (other than cost) against doing so.

 04-07-2008 16:15
 De  Ed  Sujet:  Reverso = zero Url: [Liens]
I won't translate your comment, but I can feel why you don't like the idea ! I'd rather have my ashes spread somewhere nice or just as manure for the trees.

 04-07-2008 12:15
 De  Winston Smith  Sujet:  Family diamond Url: [Liens]
Non ! Cela me fait penser aux enfants qui enfilent des perles multicolores pour en faire colliers et bracelets ! Tiens gamin enfile pépé et mémé, pioche dans la boite et joue à la sainte famille ... Au s’cours, tu te rend compte qu’au hasard des héritages et des transactions, un jour tu puisses finir en percing sur une langue, agrafée au bout d’un sein ou pire sertie, enchâssée à la périphérie de l’anus d’une descendance extravagante !!! Moi j’veux qu’ont verse mes cendres dans l’égout devant mon bistrot préféré, être disponible de suite pour la nature, j’sais que la patronne à chaque amorçage d’un fût y verse au moins deux bonnes pintes de bière ... Mon traducteur perd les pédales!