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[–] 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

Wouldn't firing them into the Sun count as cremation though?

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  • [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago

    Cremation is a method of final disposition of a corpse or animal carcass through burning.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cremation

    Combustion, or burning, is a high-temperature exothermic redox chemical reaction between a fuel (the reductant) and an oxidant, usually atmospheric oxygen, that produces oxidized, often gaseous products, in a mixture termed as smoke.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combustion

    No oxygen in space, not enough oxygen in the sun to count as burning.

    Getting launched into the sun isn't cremation.

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