Trusted Reviews has a big investigation on inkjet printers and inkjet ink, and their year-long study comparing fading between more expensive manufacturer brand vs. the cheaper crappy brand shows that you get what you pay for. Over three months, the differences between the two were negligible, with pages only fading slightly (but noticeably) in quality.
Here’s the next step in mankind’s never-ending quest for eternal life: Ink Afterlife, where cremated and ground-up ashes are mixed in with printer ink, and end up in a photograph. The ghouls at InkAfterlife.com supply you with a one-ounce barcoded vial, into which you lovingly place the powdery essence of the dearly departed. Send that off to the printers along with your fave pic, and it’s all set. Next, they unceremoniously mix those ashes into special ink and print that sucker up on an 8×10 inch black-and-white photo for 50 bucks, or $79 for a colour print. It’s a far cry from building a Great Pyramid or Taj Mahal—or better yet, having your ashes shot into space—but hey, it’s better than being buried in a pauper’s grave. [Inkafterlife]Thanks, Tom!
