Like if they die with braces, a metal retainer, earrings, a gold tooth, a pacemaker, et cetera.

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    I didn’t believe you. So I looked it up. I had no idea how hot cremation was. What a waste of energy.

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      I learned this listening to true crime podcasts. Killers often try to burn bodies but it doesn’t work because you need an actual furnace to reduce a body down to ash.

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        There’s an episode of Nathan For You where he tries to test if a pizza oven will cremate a body but he gave up after a few hours lol

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      It can be seen that way. Neil deGrasse Tyson agrees with you. OTOH, it’s a way to conserve cemetery space and reduce the environmental impact of graveyards.