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大家好！欢迎来到脑洞大开的生命奇想。
Almost three million people die in America every year. Many are buried, many are cremated, but neither of those options are perfect.
美国每年有近300万人死亡。有些被埋葬，有些被火化，但这两种选择都不是完美的。
Which begs the question, what should we do with dead bodies? What a pleasant start to this video!
这就引出了一个问题，我们该如何处理尸体？多么愉快的视频开场白！
Let's start with the problems of current methods of burial and cremation.
我们先来看看当前埋葬和火葬方法的问题。
For starters, we're running low on burial land. It's so bad that countries are even re-using graves.
首先，我们的墓地越来越不够用了。有些国家甚至在重复使用坟墓，这太糟糕了。
Traditional burial and cremation methods aren't doing the environment any favors either.
传统的埋葬和火葬方式也没有给环境带来任何好处。
Before a body is buried, it's pumped full of toxic chemicals and carcinogens.
在尸体被掩埋之前，它会被注入大量的有毒化学物质和致癌物质。
These end up in the air, the ground and even our drinking water.
这些物质最终会进入空气、土壤，甚至我们的饮用水中。
On top of that, caskets are made of mined metals and even plastics that end up decomposing in the ground.
最重要的是，棺材是由矿产中开采出来的金属，甚至是塑料制成的，最终在地下分解。
While cremation is a bit greener, it's still releasing chemicals in the air like carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, mercury and carcinogens.
虽然火葬稍微环保一些，但它仍向空气中释放二氧化碳、一氧化碳、汞和致癌物质等化学物质。
Thankfully, there are a bunch of companies racing towards solutions for these problems.
值得庆幸的是，有很多公司都在为这些问题寻求解决方案。
Prepare yourselves, people. These are really cool, but really weird.
做好心理准备吧。这些真的很酷，但也真的怪怪的。
One group, called Coeio, wants people to be wrapped up in a suit made of mushrooms and be buried straight into the ground.
一个叫Coeio的团队希望人们穿上蘑菇制成的衣服，然后直接埋在地下。
This method avoids harsh chemicals and preservatives, and instead uses mushrooms and other microorganisms to help in decomposition.
这种方法没有用极具刺激性的化学物质和防腐剂，而是使用蘑菇和其他微生物来帮助分解。
This allows the body to decay naturally and distribute nutrients to the soil.
这让身体自然腐烂，并将营养输送到土壤中。
But if you don't want to be turned into some kind of human stroganoff, there are other options.
但如果你不想被变成某种人肉炖蘑菇，还有其他的选择。
You could even be turned into a tree when you die! How pleasant!
你甚至可以在死后变成一棵树！多么美好！
A company called Capsula Mundi is creating a large egg-shaped capsule that will hold a whole body underground.
一家名为“胶囊世界”的公司正在研制一种大型蛋形胶囊，它可以将整个人体置于地下。
Once the capsule is buried, a tree seedling will be planted on top.
一旦胶囊被埋起来，它的上面会种上树苗。
Then, the body starts to decay naturally, with the help of the carbon inside the capsule.
然后，在胶囊内的碳的帮助下，身体开始自然腐烂。
This carbon helps microbes in the decomposition process.
这种碳有助于微生物在分解过程中发挥作用。
The idea is that the body's nutrients will feed the tree and loved ones can go and visit a living representation of the deceased.
这个公司的想法是，人体的营养物质将供养这棵树，而树是逝者生命的代表，亲人们可以去拜访。
I just hope nobody chops you down and turns you into junk mail.
我只是希望没有人把你拆成垃圾邮件。
If these options weren't weird enough, there are some companies that want to straight up dissolve your body.
如果这些选择还不够奇怪的话，有些公司想要直接溶解你的身体。
Alkaline hydrolysis, also known as liquid cremation, uses an alkaline liquid bath that doesn't emit the same toxins regular cremation does and it requires about one eighth the amount of energy too.
碱性水解，也被称为液体火葬，使用的是碱性液体浴，它不会释放与普通火葬相同的毒素，而且它需要的能量大约是火葬的八分之一。
The body is placed in a massive tub of 300 degree alkaline liquid and after an hour or two, most of the body is dissolved.
尸体被放置在一个巨大的300度碱性液体桶中，一两个小时后，身体的大部分被溶解。
That liquid is then poured down the drain. Just like that. Done.
然后把液体倒进下水道。就像这样。完了。
But could any of these options be the answer to our problem of dealing with the dead?
但是，这些方式中是否有一个能解决我们处理尸体的问题呢？
Alkaline hydrolysis is illegal in most of the united states due to its controversial nature.
碱性水解在美国大部分地区是非法的，因为它具有争议性。
Plus, this method is believed to still emit about 100 pounds of carbon dioxide per person. So, not great.
此外，据信这种方法每人仍然会排放约100磅二氧化碳。所以，不是很好的选择。
Being buried in a pod and giving life to a new tree sounds cool and it could be sustainable.
被埋在豆荚里，给一棵新树赋予生命听起来很酷，而且是可持续的。
But planting a more mature tree that's prepared to absorb all the nutrients could be more efficient.
但是种植一棵年龄比较大的树苗，可以吸收所有营养，这样会更有效。
This brings us to our third option, the mushroom suit.
这就引出了第三种选择，蘑菇衣。
As ridiculous as this option may seem, it could be the most sound.
这一选择看似荒谬，但却是最合理的选择。
A green body preparation, no casing, no burning or liquefying, just a body wrapped in fungus feeding the nearby trees. Ah, so beautiful.
一种绿色的尸体处理方式，没有外壳，没有燃烧或液化，只是包裹在真菌里的身体为附近的树木提供养料。啊，如此美好。
So would you sign up for any of these or do you want to go the more traditional route? Let me know in the comments section below.
那么你会选择其中的一种还是选择更传统的方法呢？请在下面的评论部分告诉我。
So we talked about being buried but what actually happens when you die. If you're curious, check this video out.
我们讨论了埋葬的方式，但你死后会发生什么。如果你很好奇，看看这个视频。
Later on, blood starts to spill out from broken blood vessels and since it isn't flowing around your body, you will start to look pale.
然后，血液开始从破裂的血管中流出，因为它不会流遍全身，你会开始变得苍白。
Now, if you are lying down, as you probably will be, the blood will begin to travel down thanks to gravity.
现在，如果你是躺着的，你很可能是躺着的，重力可能会使得血液会开始下流。
My name is Blacko. This has been Life Noggin. Don't forget to keep on thinking.
我是宝高，这里是脑洞大开的生命奇想。思考不要停。
