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[–] 67 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Popcorn kernels? Nah.

Coin batteries.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 months ago*

    I had to remove a few pacemaker batteries when I worked at a crematory. We threw them in bin in the processing room and until they ran out of juice, they'd beep like crazy periodically. They're made like that so that while the person is alive, they'll know when it's disconnected.

    It was drilled into our heads that the crematory retort would be RUINED if one of those things went in with the person.

    edit: typo and more context.

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  • [–] 29 points 2 months ago* (4 children)

    I hate to break it to you, but those kernels would stew in your juices for at least a couple days before you got to be cremated, and they'd be all soft and mushy and would not pop.

    So you spent your dying moments force-feeding yourself unpopped popcorn for nothing

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  • [–] 27 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    That's disgusting. At least eat a couple sticks of butter with that

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    Don't mind if I do.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    Nobody watches the body during a cremation

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