The process, used in the US and Canada, will be available later this year through Co-op Funeralcare.

My first reaction on reading about this was “ewww”, but actually probably a pretty good idea.

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    6•1 year ago

    I was morbidly curious and dove into wikipedia:

    The process is based on alkaline hydrolysis: the body is placed in a pressure vessel that is then filled with a mixture of water and potassium hydroxide, and heated to a temperature around 160 °C (320 °F), but at an elevated pressure, which prevents boiling. Instead, the body is effectively broken down into its chemical components, which takes approximately four to six hours.