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[–] Bumblefumble@lemm.ee 103 points 2 months ago (2 children)

It's actually the exact opposite to what he says. In the US you can do almost anything you want with human remains, while in Europe it's much more restricted. In Denmark for example, you have to have the body/ashes buried in a licensed cemetery. You can't keep the ashes yourself, you can't bury them in your backyard, you can't spread them at some random special place (except for the sea in rare circumstances).

[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 74 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Also... what awesome displays? Does he think knight armour in museums has bones inside it?

[–] NuWuX@sh.itjust.works 53 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Well yes of course, how else are they going to get the armor to stand up? /s

[–] superkret@feddit.org 23 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There are minimum wage employees inside, working in shifts.
They moonlight as living statues in the city center.

[–] MadBob@feddit.nl 6 points 2 months ago

Talk about pigeonholed.

[–] GetOffMyLan@programming.dev 23 points 2 months ago

There are quite a few places in Europe decorated with bones and even on display corpses.

For instance: https://www.slate.com/blogs/atlas_obscura/2014/10/01/the_catacombs_of_capuchin_monastery_in_palermo_sicily.html

[–] VirtualOdour@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago

Ever seen a church made out of bones in America?

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 months ago

Only thing coming to mind is the catacombs in Paris and stuff like that.

[–] bstix@feddit.dk 31 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The reason for restrictions in Denmark is to protect our clean ground water. If people could just place dead corpses or ashes everywhere, the drinking water would be polluted with heavy metals and other chemicals.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 months ago

In Denmark heavy metal is for your ears only!

[–] Trollception@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

So like your drinking water isn't cleaned or filtered? It's simply just the groundwater in Denmark? I can't imagine creamed remains actually being a problem with a water supply, seems extreme.

[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

creamed remains

Now I want to see your recipe book.

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Oh ho ho no, this are creamed dad, old family recipe!

[–] bstix@feddit.dk 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's filtered, but that's it.

Drillings aren't allowed near graveyards or other polluted properties.

[–] Trollception@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

That's the same as in the US.