Monday, January 11, 2016. Far from the tombstones and urns found in all the cemeteries of the world, in SwissThey have created a technique to transform the ashes of human corpses into beautiful diamonds; being for many a nice reunion with their loved ones after death.
Iberian Algordanza, is the company that since 2004 has been in charge of creating diamonds with the ashes of the deceased; through a scientific process endorsed with certification Iso 9001. Yasmin de la Vegais part of the company’s board and commented that “The magic of our service is that when a diamond is delivered, you are practically returning that loved one to the bosom of the family”.
The birth of such an impressive idea was in the Russian Academy of Sciences, launching the project in the Swiss country as a «unique proposal»; ensuring that «It is the only laboratory that can obtain diamonds solely from the human body without additions or color manipulations».
The realization of the diamonds that come from the incineration of a corpse, begins with the extraction of the existing carbon in the ashes to purify them; becoming a 99.9% of carbon atoms, that is, the molecular structure of carbon is transformed into graphite. Depending on the size of the precious stone, the time of its transformation would vary between three to 15 weeks; since in that period they are heated to high temperatures and are subjected to pressure, in this way, the carbon and boron found in the ashes are the only thing that would remain. With the ashes of a human being you can create up to four diamonds.
Each diamond created by this technique ranges from 4,500 up to 36,000 dollars, depending on the carats and the size of the desired stone; most mourners have paid that and more just by giving their deceased family member this gift and helping themselves to accept their departure. Currently, there are already more than 14 countries around the world, who have the human diamondization as one of its options within the funerary rites.
In Mexico The extravagant proposal has already been welcomed, being one of the first countries to Latin America in introducing it. It was also thanks to the acceptance that the Catholic Church had; since within his religious cult -the most practiced in the country- he resorts to cremation as the main rite after death.
Accepting and overcoming the death of a loved one is extremely difficult, it can take months or years, depending on the case or how a person handles said situation. Many appeal to silence, but others prefer to remember them through the diamondization of human ashes. Who of you resorted to this funeral option? Would it be the best choice? What would you think?