Cremation by solar power
Patent #US4781174A:
Seems like something a James Bond villain would create, if he were in the funeral business.
Heat rays of the sun are concentrated and focussed by means of a reflective and/or lenticular device at a focal point for the purpose of the cremation of corpses, and their reduction to ashes thereby, either as a system per se or in combination with various ancillary buildings, equipment and facilities, more particularly an auditorium structure for conducting a funeral service or the like and from which a corpse may be transferred to the focal point of the concentrating device preferably by elevating the corpse through an opening in the ceiling and/or roof of the structure.
Seems like something a James Bond villain would create, if he were in the funeral business.
Comments
Auditorium? Who knew cremation was such an entertaining event? The funeral guys have been keeping that to themselves.
Posted by Virtual on 07/02/18 at 12:27 PM
So you have flaming bits of corpse raining down . . . yeah, I can see some people lining up to buy tickets for that.
Posted by Phideaux on 07/02/18 at 01:07 PM
It's a little slow as a mean to kill someone, but it could be used as a torture device and it's slow enough to let James Bond free himself while the villain goes to the toilet or something. Yes, a great Bond villain device.
Posted by Yudith on 07/02/18 at 07:58 PM
"I'm sorry, we'll have to delay the services for a bit. The forecast is for cloudy weather for the next few days."
Posted by crc on 07/03/18 at 08:33 AM
At least they're not making Soylent Green.
Posted by KDP on 07/03/18 at 05:32 PM
Reminds me more of the carousel in Logan's Run https://youtu.be/xSnLU9nyFSA?t=1m32s
Posted by Phideaux on 07/03/18 at 10:14 PM
Virtual: the auditorium is for the ceremony before the creation, not for the actual burning. At least, it was last time I was at one...
Posted by Richard Bos on 07/07/18 at 08:16 AM
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