[Calvin Locke]

...he'd make good manure?

Vaguely recall a Reuters piece on Swedish scientists that figured out a fast way to compost human remains.

Possibly. But I'd be concerned with infected precious bodily fluids. Doesn't it take something like 2000 degrees to destroy preons (prions?)? (of Mad Cow and CJD fame)

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Vaguely recall a Reuters piece on Swedish scientists that figured out a fast way to compost human remains.

Possibly. But I'd be concerned with infected precious bodily fluids. Doesn't it take something like 2000 degrees to destroy preons (prions?)? (of Mad Cow and CJD fame)

Like wow dude, where have you been ? These people are kind, and free, and loving, and pure, and, and, something. Surely they have nothing in them that would harm the Great Trees.

Now you run along and run around the biggest tree you can find 100 times, chanting " I Love You, Great Tree"....

[sistergoldenhair]

Possibly. But I'd be concerned with infected precious bodily fluids. Doesn't it take something like 2000 degrees to destroy preons (prions?)? (of Mad Cow and CJD fame)

30 minutes in a steam autoclave at 132 degrees C for human tissue or fluids.
Hard surfaces are decontaminated by bleach, sodium hydroxide, or formic acid.
Prions are tough but not indestructable.