Sep 16 2010Oh I'm Boldly Going -- To Meet My Maker!
Star Trek urns: niche product or the new standard in ash receptacles? I'm gonna go with niche product. BURN ME UP, SCOTTY.
The $800 urns, from funeral products retailer Eternal Image, come with one of two inscriptions: "To boldly go" (pictured above) or "The voyage continues."
Details on the urns, from StarTrek.com: "Each urn features a capacity of 190 cubic inches and is constructed from a composite blend of natural minerals, an etched stainless steel faceplate and name scroll, and an image of the Enterprise printed on anodized aluminum, with the Enterprise visible through a cutout of the franchise's signature Delta logo. A personalized nameplate can be affixed above the graphic."
190 cubic inches? I dunno, I feel like that special, recently dead Star Trek fan in my life might be a little over 190 cubic ash-inches. Do you carry anything in the 300-350 inch range? No? That's cool, I can flush part of him.
Product Site
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Star Trek Urns Boldly Go Into the Afterlife [wired]
Thanks to Uncle_FUJ, who just wants his ashes shot out of a cannon at a monster truck rally like a normal person.
Reader Comments
1. Revan - September 16, 2010 1:09 PM
Gay.
2. RonBurgandy - September 16, 2010 1:09 PM
second
3. Richard McBeef - September 16, 2010 1:10 PM
gay your mom i'm 12 years old
4. Brittani [chatterblab.blogspot.com] - September 16, 2010 1:11 PM
My grandmother thinks this is amazing... she's a 78-year old Trekkie, I thought it was a mild case of watching reruns, apparently I was wrong.
5. naas - September 16, 2010 1:12 PM
FIRST!! Suck it loosers!!
6. wes g - September 16, 2010 1:17 PM
GW, Chrome users are having trouble accessing your website. seems like Chrome thinks your site is filled with malware.. sending you a picture now..
7. McFeely Smackup - September 16, 2010 1:19 PM
@4 78yo titties pic or you're lying.
8. McFeely Smackup - September 16, 2010 1:22 PM
Don't worry if your remains are oversized to fit, crematoriums routinely have this issue and they simply throw out any ash that won't fit in the standard sized box. Did you never stop to wonder why your 90lb gramma fit in the exact same sized urn as Chris Farley
that being said...holy shit this is in bad taste.
9. Brittani [chatterblab.blogspot.com] - September 16, 2010 1:23 PM
@7 tits or gtfo doesn't apply to people with one foot in the grave. No one wants to see that.
10. McFeely Smackup - September 16, 2010 1:46 PM
@9 Stop withe the geriatric hate. I'll bet Grannie's got at least a decent set of droopies. Let's see'em.
11. ☺Asperflux☺ - September 16, 2010 1:51 PM
Long last the robots!
We do not die, urns are useless
12. steve-O - September 16, 2010 1:53 PM
@8 The only bad taste around here is the FAIL you keep heeping on everyone. Explain again how it's the linked pics that are causing the security alerts in some browsers. ROFL!!
13. Kanontalk - September 16, 2010 2:01 PM
hahah the site is flagged by Google and GW writer acts like he doesn't even care.
14. Mouser - September 16, 2010 2:47 PM
It's not just this site but the whole suite of sites here (Geekologie, I Watch Stuff, and The Superficial) that are being flagged.
15. Syscrush - September 16, 2010 3:08 PM
"Just because we're bereaved doesn't make us SAPS!"
16. SuperWoody64 - September 17, 2010 3:02 AM
@9, yes we do.
On Topic, is this their most moderately priced receptacle?
17. Fuck the police - September 17, 2010 5:04 AM
I hope these still exist in 5 years when I kill myself.
18. Paul - September 17, 2010 10:59 AM
Does anyone else think this looks like a trash can at a fast food place?