Tired of that dusty urn judging you from the mantel? Meet Parting Stone, the San Francisco startup that looked at cremated Grandma and thought, “You know what this needs? Rebranding as river rocks.” For the low price of $2,495, they’ll solidify your loved one into 40–80 palm-sized pebbles you can scatter, stack, or accidentally vacuum up. Founder Justin Crowe started by glazing coffee mugs with medical-cadaver bones (because nothing screams “good morning” like sipping from Great-Aunt Linda), realized pottery doesn’t scale, and pivoted to full-on human skipping stones. Death: now Instagram-friendly.
The Cause of Alzheimer’s May Be Coming From Within Your Mouth
