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It’s actually the exact opposite to what he says. In the US you can do almost anything you want with human remains, while in Europe it’s much more restricted. In Denmark for example, you have to have the body/ashes buried in a licensed cemetery. You can’t keep the ashes yourself, you can’t bury them in your backyard, you can’t spread them at some random special place (except for the sea in rare circumstances).

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TheOctonaut@mander.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Also… what awesome displays? Does he think knight armour in museums has bones inside it?

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- NuWuX@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Well yes of course, how else are they going to get the armor to stand up? /s
  
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  - superkret@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    There are minimum wage employees inside, working in shifts.
    They moonlight as living statues in the city center.
    
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    MadBob@feddit.nl ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Talk about pigeonholed.
    
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- GetOffMyLan@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  There are quite a few places in Europe decorated with bones and even on display corpses.
  
  For instance: slate.com/…/the_catacombs_of_capuchin_monastery_i…
  
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- VirtualOdour@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Ever seen a church made out of bones in America?
  
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- Obi@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Only thing coming to mind is the catacombs in Paris and stuff like that.
  
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bstix@feddit.dk ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
The reason for restrictions in Denmark is to protect our clean ground water. If people could just place dead corpses or ashes everywhere, the drinking water would be polluted with heavy metals and other chemicals.

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- Kecessa@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  In Denmark heavy metal is for your ears only!
  
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- Trollception@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  So like your drinking water isn’t cleaned or filtered? It’s simply just the groundwater in Denmark? I can’t imagine creamed remains actually being a problem with a water supply, seems extreme.
  
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  - NABDad@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    
    creamed remains
    
    Now I want to see your recipe book.
    
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    NikkiDimes@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Oh ho ho no, this are creamed dad, old family recipe!
    
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  - bstix@feddit.dk ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    It’s filtered, but that’s it.
    
    Drillings aren’t allowed near graveyards or other polluted properties.
    
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    Trollception@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    That’s the same as in the US.
    
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