2005.09.04
Last Word on Stones
I promise, this is the last article (probably) about my kidney stone. Talking with NHK tonight I had a little insight. Kidney stones are people pearls.
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5 Responses to “Last Word on Stones”
- You are a sick twist. says (September 4th, 2005 at 08:20:39 )
Ugh! Just cringe-worthy! Funny, though.
- odd says (September 6th, 2005 at 20:36:09 )
Interesting, but I don’t think anyone’s going to receive them as gifts in quite the same way as those oyster pearls. But then, what do I know?
- dugh daren says (September 6th, 2005 at 23:18:39 )
Yeah, true.
Still, I was thinking of turning it into the centerpiece of a ring. After all, these things are not common and could become the next highly prized jewel in the world. We could have people pearl factories! Oh, the pain!- odd says (September 7th, 2005 at 01:15:28 )
People pearl factories…
I’ve no idea what the market is like for those oyster pearls, but I imagine that you’d have to start out with some huge markup for the human ones. After all, no one is paying the oysters for their labor in creating their stones. I suppose with the right marketing though, the demand could be created and spun into “the next big thing” as it were. Perhaps this is something for SLC to look into.- dugh daren says (September 8th, 2005 at 21:38:03 )
Harvesting
It was recommended to me that I clone kidneys so I can start creating “artificial” people pearls. I think the first stage, however, would be to create the market demand. This requires getting the people pearls from the wild. After a while, once the demand is high enough, then create a method of mass producing the things.In additions to kidney stones, other people pearl products could include gall stones and tonsil stones (though we’d have to find a way to get rid of the smell). Are there any other possible “jewels” in the body?
