Diamond from loved-one's ashes or anthropodermic bibliopegy

[kenny]

There's nothing unusual about a book being bound in leather.
But read where this 'leather', on a book in Harvard University's Houghton library, came from.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/05/us/harvard-book-human-skin/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

 

[kathley]

Re: Diamond from loved-one's ashes or anthropodermic bibliop

ewww!!!

 

[movie zombie]

Re: Diamond from loved-one's ashes or anthropodermic bibliop

given those choices, hand me the diamond, please......

 

[JewelFreak]

Re: Diamond from loved-one's ashes or anthropodermic bibliop

Oh YUCK.

 

[Lady_Disdain]

Re: Diamond from loved-one's ashes or anthropodermic bibliop

given those choices, hand me the diamond, please......

One look at the composition of the human body and I think the diamond would be of the frozen spit variety:
Element Percent by Mass
Oxygen 65
Carbon 18
Hydrogen 10
Nitrogen 3
Calcium 1.5
Phosphorus 1.2
Potassium 0.2
Sulfur 0.2
Chlorine 0.2
Sodium 0.1
Magnesium 0.05
Iron, Cobalt, Copper, Zinc, Iodine trace
Selenium, Fluorine
http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemicalcomposition/a/Chemical-Composition-Of-The-Human-Body.htm

 

[arkieb1]

Re: Diamond from loved-one's ashes or anthropodermic bibliop

I'd pick neither one, using human skin for leather is creepy and weird and it's been proven more than half of the places that make diamonds/gemstones from the ashes of family members are scammers and it's not really true.

 

[momhappy]

Re: Diamond from loved-one's ashes or anthropodermic bibliop

I really don't understand how/why anyone would want either - how does one rationalize that No thanks. Memories are good enough for me.

 

[starryeyed]

Re: Diamond from loved-one's ashes or anthropodermic bibliop

Along the same lines though I sometimes wonder about people who have tattoos by renowned tattoo artists. Skin is like a tattoo artist's canvas. So is the tattoo'ed skin something that should be preserved after the person dies in order to preserve the artwork? Weird I know, but I wonder.....

 

[Lady_Disdain]

Re: Diamond from loved-one's ashes or anthropodermic bibliop

Along the same lines though I sometimes wonder about people who have tattoos by renowned tattoo artists. Skin is like a tattoo artist's canvas. So is the tattoo'ed skin something that should be preserved after the person dies in order to preserve the artwork? Weird I know, but I wonder.....

There is an interesting Roald Dahl (from his Playboy days) short story about that.

 

[starryeyed]

Re: Diamond from loved-one's ashes or anthropodermic bibliop

Along the same lines though I sometimes wonder about people who have tattoos by renowned tattoo artists. Skin is like a tattoo artist's canvas. So is the tattoo'ed skin something that should be preserved after the person dies in order to preserve the artwork? Weird I know, but I wonder.....

There is an interesting Roald Dahl (from his Playboy days) short story about that.

Any conclusions reached? I'll have to check it out. I like the "short story" idea.

 

[Lady_Disdain]

Re: Diamond from loved-one's ashes or anthropodermic bibliop

Along the same lines though I sometimes wonder about people who have tattoos by renowned tattoo artists. Skin is like a tattoo artist's canvas. So is the tattoo'ed skin something that should be preserved after the person dies in order to preserve the artwork? Weird I know, but I wonder.....

There is an interesting Roald Dahl (from his Playboy days) short story about that.

Any conclusions reached? I'll have to check it out. I like the "short story" idea.

It is Roald Dahl for adult - the ending is cynical and not very happy. At least, not for the tattoo bearer.

 

[Lady_Disdain]

Re: Diamond from loved-one's ashes or anthropodermic bibliop

And here you go: http://www.amazon.com/Skin-Other-Stories-Roald-Dahl/dp/0141310340

 

[chrono]

Re: Diamond from loved-one's ashes or anthropodermic bibliop

It is much cheaper to buy a nature made diamond and a better quality material to boot.

 

[starryeyed]

Re: Diamond from loved-one's ashes or anthropodermic bibliop

And here you go: http://www.amazon.com/Skin-Other-Stories-Roald-Dahl/dp/0141310340

Oh yes, now I know. I recognized the "Lamb to the Slaughter" story! Good thing my husband is such a doll.

 

[Lady_Disdain]

Re: Diamond from loved-one's ashes or anthropodermic bibliop

And here you go: http://www.amazon.com/Skin-Other-Stories-Roald-Dahl/dp/0141310340

Oh yes, now I know. I recognized the "Lamb to the Slaughter" story! Good thing my husband is such a doll.

I once had this conversation:

Me: "You know I have a metal bracelet mandrel in the shop. Are you sure you aren't going to do the dishes?"
Him: "Yup. That thing would be too obvious and you know you would never get away with it. You are too clever."
Me: "Yes, I am also too clever to reveal the real plan to you, just a throw away plan to threaten you with."

The dishes got done.

 

[starryeyed]

Re: Diamond from loved-one's ashes or anthropodermic bibliop

And here you go: http://www.amazon.com/Skin-Other-Stories-Roald-Dahl/dp/0141310340

Oh yes, now I know. I recognized the "Lamb to the Slaughter" story! Good thing my husband is such a doll.

I once had this conversation:

Me: "You know I have a metal bracelet mandrel in the shop. Are you sure you aren't going to do the dishes?"
Him: "Yup. That thing would be too obvious and you know you would never get away with it. You are too clever."
Me: "Yes, I am also too clever to reveal the real plan to you, just a throw away plan to threaten you with."

The dishes got done.

Hahaha!

"Lost at sea" is another good one.