I found this and I knew I had to post it here.
http://37signals.com/svn/posts/1392-...te-dead-people
Pencils made from cremated remains. Blows my mind. All I can do is wonder what kind of pencil a human would make, HB, B, H? There are no pictures of the pencil quality, and for all I know this could be fake. Neat/morbid idea all the same.