Senator Joe Lieberman is terrified of being buried prematurely. His will stipulates that he must be laid out in a room for at least two weeks, or "long enough for decay to be visually observed in my body." Unfortunately this conflicts with his devout Jewish faith which requires a body to be buried immediately. He has consulted over 50 rabbis to try and find one who will give him a sympathetic religious opinion. He has not found anyone yet who will agree with his fears. He is toying with the idea that burial is okay as long as his body is fitted with a heart monitor that would alert someone if his cataleptic heart were to beat more quickly.

Every year in the United States more than 300 people are buried in coffins made entirely out of duct tape. The average coffin requires 7 complete rolls of duct tape, making the coffin cost approximately $30. Some especially frugal individuals have instructed that their bodies just be wrapped in tape, like a mummy. Unless the individual is extremely fat (over 600 pounds) this requires only one roll of tape.