Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Speaking of starting flame wars ...

[Coalbunny <coalbunny@vcn.com>]

Hmmmm.  Steven, I think the fish and microbes would have me digested way
way before any archeaologists found me.  But If I have a choice in how
I'm dressed for a dry bureal, I'd say Star Trek.
Carl


Steven Mills wrote:
> 
> Much of what we learn about ourselves come from the
> archaeological excavations of *burial* sites and in excavating
> sunken ships.
> Had not our ancestors been steeped in ritual, religion, pomp,
> and superstition in funereal practice we wouldn't have the
> historical and cultural insights.
> 
> You might think me eccentric and frivolous for this topic,
> but think about it.  Don't think in terms of "now", but
> centuries or a millenia from now.  What if instead of a thin metal tube
> for a vessel, you put a little thought and imagination to this. You
> build something to last. In this vessel you put significant artifacts
> that tell others who you were and the times you lived in.  How about
> placing a "Busby", transcripts from a pSubs discussion, a model
> and/or the plans for a K350,  all incased in a protective covering?
> How about a roster of the pSubs members especially names and
> pictures and a short bio of those in the group who built subs?
> Then you're laid to rest somewhere in the deep.  Who knows, a
> thousand years from now your coffin [ if it survives the ravages of time ]
> might be the most significant archaeological discovery of that future time?
> The "Iceman" had no idea how significant his frozen remains
> were to become for archaeologists and anthropologists. And he didn't
> plan his funeral.
> What would you place in your pSub shaped vessel? How would you
> be dressed? A  submariner's period outfit?
> [ that will throw the archaeologists off ]
> Can you imagine "Carl" being an exhibit in some future museum?
> [ Make sure you're wearing clean underwear ....Jeez, what if
> the only thing that survived was your underwear  :-o  ]
> 
> Oh well...
> --Steve
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Coalbunny <coalbunny@vcn.com>
> To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 11:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Speaking of starting flame wars ...
> 
> > I have no idea.
> >
> > Actually, I was thinking of a thin metal tube for a burial container.
> > Put the corpse inside and drop that baby off the edge.  I would say that
> > the thin metal would collapse because of depth and allow the contents to
> > be "absorbed" into the ocean.
> > Carl
> >
> >
> > Steven Mills wrote:
> > >
> > > Interesting...how about outside the 200 mile territorial
> > > limit?
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Coalbunny <coalbunny@vcn.com>
> > > To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 10:09 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Speaking of starting flame wars ...
> > >
> > > > Hmmmm.  What are the legalities of a burial at sea?  I know the mafia
> > > > had no problem doing it, but what about us regular guys?
> > > > Carl
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Steven Mills wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > >From: Pierre Poulin <pipo305@hotmail.com>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > You guys are so stange...
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Okay, you want strange. Here's a question.
> > > > >
> > > > > Does anyone know or have heard of a person being buried
> > > > > in a submersible or sub shaped coffin [ at sea or in the ground].
> > > > > after their demise?
> > > > >
> > > > > [ and note, I am not counting the brave souls who lost their lives
> > > > > at sea in a sub..."iron coffins"..., regardless of nationality and
> > > > > regardless of times of war or peace ].
> > > > >
> > > > > I ask this because last year I had to make funereal arrangements
> > > > > for a close relative and among the arrangements was following
> > > > > instructions as to the characteristics of the burial.  Also, in conferring
> > > > > with a close relative, I was shocked to find out that I had funereal
> > > > > insurance coverage on me since I was 16.  So, I asked myself the
> > > > > macabre question, "How do I want to be buried?" Quietly or with
> > > > > some "character" and "fanfare"?  How about a facsimle of Lake's
> > > > > Argonaut Jr.?  Or the Nautilus?
> > > > > Crush depth would be inconsequentual. It could be a wetsub?
> > > > >
> > > > > It's not unheard of for people to be buried with a theme or characteristic
> > > > > in mind.  The pyramids are an example.  I believe or it's rumored that
> > > > > Liberace was buried in a piano shaped coffin.  Sir Richard Burton
> > > > > [ the explorer, not the actor ] and his wife are entombed in a pyramid
> > > > > structure. I have heard of persons buried in their favorite car.
> > > > >
> > > > > So how about it guys?  Too strange and bizarre for commentary?
> > > > > The grim reaper has everyone's name carved on that scythe's shaft!
> > > > >
> > > > > If I ever build a pSub, it just could be a coffin shaped as one...a last
> > > > > testament from a "Submadman".
> > > > >
> > > > > --Steve
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > "Indeed, desire is the seed of thought, the prime force that activates
> > > > the mechanism of the mind." -- Kama Sutra
> >
> > --
> > "Indeed, desire is the seed of thought, the prime force that activates
> > the mechanism of the mind." -- Kama Sutra

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"Indeed, desire is the seed of thought, the prime force that activates
the mechanism of the mind." -- Kama Sutra