Have your remains turned into a battery to charge your loved ones'
laptop, mp3 player, cell phone, etc.:
http://moma. org/exhibitions/ 2008/elasticmind /#/7
(Note: regular visits to a headstone charging station required.)
Have your remains turned into a diamond suitable for rings, pendants,
etc.:
http://www.lifegem. com/
Have your remains turned into printer ink (to be used, ostensibly, for
that "special" family photo):
http://dvice. com/archives/ 2007/10/preserve _your_deceased_ loved_o.php
Have your carcass "plastinated" so friends, neighbors, loved ones, etc.
can gawk at your innards long after you're gone:
http://www.bodyworl ds.com/en/ plastination/ plastination_ process.html
(Note: for really unique gifts, you can have yourself dismembered,
plastinated, and then have your various parts embedded in acrylic resin.
How cool would it be to have your head sitting on a loved one's coffee
table? The truly "final" word on conversation pieces!)
Have your remains shot into space (i.e., ..."To boldly go where few have
gone before."):
http://www.memorial spaceflights. com/