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From: crm@duke.UUCP (Charlie Martin)
Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers
Subject: Re: Space Burial
Message-ID: <5463@duke.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 22-Feb-85 08:53:59 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb 22 08:53:59 1985
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In article <8200045@hp-pcd.UUCP> john@hp-pcd.UUCP (john) writes:
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>   According to the paper they will fit >10,000 "remains" into a 300 lb
>capsule (including capsule weight). That puts your average 150 lb body
>down to less than .03 lbs. Talk about compession!
>
>   The scary part is look at what history tells us about civilizations that
>start spending significate portions of their GNP on burials and gravestones.
>They all seem to collapse shortly after.
>
>
>John Eaton
>!hplabs!hp-pcd!john

The only thing is, are we *really* talking about a significant part of
our GNP? (O($10^12)).

Remember, the some of the first things they put on TV were wrestling matches...

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