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Somebody croak? Perhaps an “acquaintance”? Like, someone who if you lived 3 blocks from where their funeral was being held, you’d go, but you don’t, soooo…hm.

Northern Ireland Undertaker Jim Clarke has got you covered! Now, through Clarke’s network of cameras and microphones installed in the funeral home, hearse, churches, and graveyard, YOU can be there even if you’re not!

Clarke:

“Our internet option means [mourners] get to become part of a grieving process they might have missed out on. … The pictures are so clear that people watching can see the faces of everyone in the crowd, and hear everything clearly, so they can spot relatives they might not have seen in years…Life moves fast – we’re just trying to adapt to the changing needs of our world.”

“There are families living abroad who can’t afford to fly to funerals, or people who are too sick to go, or busy people who can’t get the time off work,” he told the BBC.

Via Engadget

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