Being cremated someday is a preferable choice for many people worldwide. Urns come of course in various shapes and forms and some are quite stylish. But this is new, Cremation Solutions sells ‘personalised urns’ that look like the person whose ashes they hold.

Now we can create a custom urn in the image of your loved one or favorite Celebrity.

New advances in facial reconstruction and 3D printing have made it possible to have an urn made in the image of anyone from just a photograph.

Never forget a face. Personal Urns combine art and technology to create a family heirloom that will be cherished for generations.

Available in Two Sizes

• Full sized will hold all of the ashes of any adult

• Keepsake size is about 1/4 of the full sized and will hold about 25 cubic inches

Some may think this is a bit freaky but it’s actually a much better concept than the usual, metal thing.

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What a fabulous idea! Some South African ATMs have pepper-spray squirters that are intended to debilitate anyone who tries to tamper with them or install a card-skimmer. The idea is that spray incapacitates you while the cops come out.

The extreme measure is the latest in South Africa’s escalating war against armed robbers who target banks and cash delivery vans. The number of cash machines blown up with explosives has risen from 54 in 2006 to 387 in 2007 and nearly 500 last year.

The technology uses cameras to detect people tampering with the card slots. Another machine then ejects pepper spray to stun the culprit while police response teams race to the scene.

But the mechanism backfired in one incident last week when pepper spray was inadvertently inhaled by three technicians who required treatment from paramedics.

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Who doesn’t say no to the occasional sweet, chocolaty treat? You might not want this one though cause it would set you back a whopping $18,000.

This expensive treat by Mervis, is a chocolate dessert designed with a diamond stud, which apparently is a real one.

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A new game show on Turkish television will pit a Greek Orthodox priest, a rabbi, an imam and a Buddhist monk against one another in attempt to convert atheists to their respective religions.

In each episode of Penitents Compete, to be broadcast by Turkey’s Kanal T television station in September, the four faith guides will try to persuade 10 atheists of the merits and truth of their creeds.

The show’s producers say there is a good chance none of the atheists will be converted, Turkey’s Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review reports.

But those who are will be sent on a pilgrimage. New Muslims will head to Mecca, Buddhists to Tibet and Jews and Christians to Jerusalem – with television cameras following them.

(via BoingBoing)

Atheists should score for resisting!

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Britain has become a binge drinking nation and getting drunk to break into your neighbours house happens all the time. This 24 year old hard-partying bartender thought he should break into his 72-year-old neighbour’s house after noise complaints.

He didn’t know though that his neighbour was a retired boxing champ and so the story unfolds… 72-year-old beats the crap out of 24-year-old boozing thug.

The judge in the case sentenced the burglar to four and a half years and said, of the beating, “You got what you deserved.”

Well done!

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