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There is a startup that turns the ashes of your dead into stones. And he is charging more than 2,000 euros for it

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Cremation is an increasingly common practice after a death and it is not uncommon for many families to keep the ashes or spread in special places. There is a company that has had an idea to turn the remains of our loved ones into a new object: stones. Parting Stone. It is the name of a startup founded in San Francisco that is dedicated to solidifying the ashes of dead people and shaping them into soft, rounded stones. Justin Crowe, the founder, told in a interview with the Wall Street Journal that people usually keep ashes in any closet because it is not something we feel comfortable with, but when transformed into these stones they become a kind of amulet without that negative connotation. “Some families travel with the stones, share them with friends and loved ones, children paint on them; some people keep them in their pockets and even sleep with them under their pillow,” he says. First tableware. that the idea was born after his grandfather’s funeral, a traditional ceremony that made him feel uncomfortable at such a vulnerable moment. After the experience, Crowe began to think about how he could create something new for the grieving process and first came up with an idea: mixing ashes with ceramic glazes. He created tableware with this technique and began to receive orders, the problem was that to make it he only used a small amount of the ashes and he wanted to create something using more. Solidification. The process to turn ashes into stones is quite simple: refine them to a fine powder, mix them with water, shape the stones and cook. Normally about 40-80 stones come out of the ashes of an adult person and they warn that the color depends on each person. The service costs $2,495 for people and $1,195 for cats and dogs, so that’s nothing. The business of ashes. Cremation is a practice increasing around the world. According to Crossing World Group data, This year in Spain, cremation has surpassed burial for the first time, so these types of initiatives are increasingly common. In Spain there is a company called Omneo that turns ashes into a block of wax with an NFC tag. There are also companies that convert ashes in diamondsin trees and even in coral reefs. The most striking proposal of all is that of the Barcelona company Giem Sportswhich proposed the management of spaces within football stadiums to store the ashes of fans. Betis inaugurated a space of this type and they charged 3,000 euros to keep the ashes for a period of 99 years. Image | Pexels In Xataka | More than 300 people have been cryogenized hoping to be resurrected in the future, but no one has proven that this serves any purpose.

15 years lost and has appeared among the ashes of a fire

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The motor and basketball world have joined by the unexpected return of an authentic jewel: Ferrari 512 TR that belonged to Michael Jordan. For decades, this car was considered A lost mythwhich fed stories and legends Between basketball fans and car collectors. Now, after more than a decade of mystery, the iconic Italian sports is again news thanks to a successful search that has only increased the legend of this unit. The story of this Ferrari is a journey that mixes success, mystery and a Miraculous survival in front of nature. Jordan’s Ferrari: Symbol of an era In 1992, in full ARIGE OF YOUR CAREER With the Chicago Bulls, Michael Jordan was frequently photographed leaving a Spectacular Ferrari 512 Tr. This car did not go unnoticed, not only because of its design and the rumble that generated the 428 hp of its V12 engine, but also because of its Personalized registration: “M-Air-J”, a direct wink to its popular owner. The Ferrari became part of the Fans collective imaginaryrepresenting The luxury and the sports success that surrounded the 23 of the Bulls in those years. His presence in the streets of Chicago and in the media reinforced the image of Jordan as a superstar capable of turning everything he touched into gold. This Ferrari, with its unmistakable registration, was silent witness of one of the most glorious stages of world basketball. In 1995, Michael Jordan decided to sell his Ferrari to Chris Gardner, the successful businessman whose life inspired the movie “In search of happiness“, starring Will Smith. Touch the image to go to the original message Gardner, aware of the weight of the legacy, chose to play the same game as the star of the bulls, installing a personalized registration in which he read: “Not MJ”, making it clear that the jewel no longer belonged to the athlete. In 2010, Gardner auctioned the car for $ 100,000 and, since then, the Ferrari whereabouts became an absolute mystery. No one knew anything else about the destiny of Deportivo that one day went from Jordan. During the last 15 years, the Ferrari 512 TR of Michael Jordan He remained hidden feeding all kinds of rumors and speculation. The search and the miracle of survival The Classic Car Dealership for Collectors We are curatedco -founded by the Spanish entrepreneur Jordi Ricartbegan an exhaustive search for Ferrari based on its frame number. Luckily, they have left the story of their search documented In a video. After more than a decade of research, They managed to locate it In California. The owner, a collector who had acquired him at the 2010 auction, led him only a few months, before receiving a diagnosis of cancer that led him to leave the car parked at his house while undergoing treatment. The story took an even more unexpected turn in early 2025, when devastating forest fires They razed the area where the collector lived. Surprisingly, while surrounding houses were reduced to asheshis remained intact and, with her, his collection of cars. Jordan’s Ferrari, beyond a layer of dust by ash, It was in perfect conditionas the concessionaire showed On your Instagram profile. Touch the image to go to the original message However, although the historic Ferrari 512 TR is preserved in a reasonably good state to have passed through three owners who have used it, the 15 years locked in a garage They have taken its toll on their mechanical components. For this reason, the concessionaire, now the fourth owner of the vehicle, has decided Send it back to Maranello’s factory of which he left more than 33 years ago, for a Complete restoration of its mechanics. The budget for this operation amounts to $ 200,000. The future of Jordan’s Ferrari is yet to decide. Its new owner contemplates the possibility of organizing a tour so that, after its restoration, the spectacular sportsman is reunited with its three previous owners and, perhaps, exhibit it at the Ferrari Museum or in the prestigious Pebble Beach Rally. After this tribute to the protagonists of its history, the car could go to auction, where it is estimated that could exceed one million dollars. Perhaps, fate wants to close the circle and that it is Michael Jordan himself who finally recovers it. In Xataka | Ferrari will never put stickers in its supercar: Each shield of its cars and charges it as an extra In Xataka | They are founders and ultra -ups, but they have not always driven luxury supercoches: a review of the cars of the Tech millionaires Image | Ferrari, Flickr (Zach Catanareti)

You just have to look at the coal ashes

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Rare earths have been a very controversial issue in recent months, by the disputes of President Donald Trump with Greenland and Ukraine. This necessary element for Our daily electronic deviceseach time your reservations are more scarce and only is concentrated in few countries. However, new research has managed to find them with the naked eye: in the ashes. The study. Scientists from the University of Texas They have found In industrial waste a rare earth source. The point is that researchers have found that coal ashes contain 8,400 million dollars in rare earths. Any type of ash? The researchers have carried out detailed chemical analysis of the ashes, where the rare earth minerals have separated from the burned ashes to quantify them. The study, conducted in the United States, has concluded that the ashes of the Apalaches basin have a higher rare earth concentration (431 milligrams per kilogram), but only 30% is recoverable with current methods. This situation has occurred because many of the minerals are linked to other substances in the ashes, which hinders their separation. On the other hand, they have found that the ashes of the Powder river basin, although they have a lower concentration of rare earths (264 milligrams per kilogram), have a much greater extraction (70%), since the elements of rare earths are more scattered and are easier to separate from the ash. The process. The investigation has concluded that during The burning of coal, minerals separate from their original ore, facilitating their extraction. In this burning process, it has already eliminated some of the impurities, reducing the need for additional refining steps, which in conventional mining are usually expensive and consume a lot of energy. This process is being used by companies such as Element USA, which They are developing methods To make this extraction profitable. More careful. Scientists They have affirmed that this development is more efficient and less harmful to the environment compared to traditional mining. However, there are other methods that do not want to depend on traditions, such as a Spanish study. In it, CSIC researchers They have developed A recycling procedure of electronic devices to recover the rare earths they contain. A global impact. Researchers have affirmed that there are still technical and economic challenges for a large -scale application. However, if this technology will improve the podium to China, who controls more than half of world production. However, the future is very uncertain to Trump’s policies with The tariff system and Your refusal to foster renewable energies. Image | Pxhere Xataka | The rare earth war has arrived in Spain. And it is in Ciudad Real where mining and ecology are confronted

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