Sooner or later, we’re all going to die. It’s just a fact of life. Depending on religious customs, personal beliefs and the budget, there are a lot of options for what happens after the Irish wake and/or Viking funeral. You could be immortalized with a lavish headstone. You could have your ashes blown out of cannon like Johnny Depp did for Hunter S. Thompson. And now, thanks to Mesoloft, you also have the options to have cremated blasted into space. Technically, your ashes or the ashes of your loved ones will be blasted above the planet into near space, but almost 15 miles above the planet is close enough to space for us. Once the ashes are released, they’ll drift in the upper atmosphere for months before falling back to earth to settle wherever the wind takes them. Even though it’s only ashes going to space, it’s still not cheap–but it’s also nowhere near as expensive as the $3 million that Depp spent on the cannon.
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Huckberry’s Essential Holiday Gift Guide
Unzip your coat and have some mulled wine on the house—you’ve arrived at your final gifting destination: The Holiday Gift Guide. It’s like your friendly neighborhood one-stop holiday shop, except instead of balsa wood ornaments, ours is packed with thoughtful gifts for everyone on your list. Future heirlooms, small-but-significant stocking stuffers, and gear for getting out there (or staying in)—are all right here. There’s no music playing in the background though, so you’ll just have to hum Bing Crosby while you click around instead.
