Multimedia from beyond the grave

Article at BBC News:

A US inventor has come up with a hi-tech way of allowing the deceased to talk from beyond the grave - by fixing video screens to their tombstones. […] …messages could include telling life stories or having the final say on a disagreement.

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Mr Barrows, of Burlingame, California, has filed a patent application for his design of a tombstone that can accommodate video equipment operated by a remote control.

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The tombstone could be coin-operated or swiped with a credit card. “Cemeteries could basically one day charge fees to rent the headsets you need to listen to [the messages],” he added.

I just wonder, how long before someone proposes webcams inside the coffins?

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