These Burial Pods Let You Turn Into A Tree When You Die
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Like a coffin, these egg-shaped pods are designed to each house a deceased human body for burial
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The body is seated in the fetal position within the biodegradable pod and buried in the ground
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Anna Citelli and Raoul Bretzel, the duo behind Capsula Mundi, explain: "The tree is chosen when the person is alive, relatives and friends look after it when death occurs."
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The appeal of these burial pods is that the human body can not only serve as a source of life to a tree, but also provide an organic form for living loved ones to visit.
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Unlike a traditional cemetery filled with cold, hard tombstones, this method of burial offers a forest of growing life
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It provides an organic monument dedicated to each human life, while contributing to the health of the earth
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