This question is in the General Section. Responses must be helpful and on-topic. To join, you must be at least 13 years old and agree to the terms and conditions. General Question. Why do they nail the coffin lid shut? Add Topic 1, questions people. Add Topic 69 questions 2 people. Add Topic 5 questions 1 person. Add Topic 2 questions 0 people. Add Topic 8 questions 2 people. Observing members: 0 Composing members: 0. To keep the body safe from grave robbers?
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Test your vocabulary with our fun image quizzes. Image credits. Word of the Day kind-hearted. About this. Blog Outsets and onsets! Read More. November 08, To top. Sign up for free and get access to exclusive content:. Promession works by freezing the body to minus 18C, exposing it to liquid nitrogen and shattering it into an "organic powder". Another technique, resomation, reduces the corpse to a powder in a potassium hydroxide solution at high temperature. This has left relatives struggling to pay for burial plots, grave-digging, caskets and headstones.
About half a million Britons will die this year, and many are buying pre-pay funeral plans. There are many ways in which people now keep memories alive. Memorial benches are commonly found in parks, or trees planted in memory of a loved one.
And there are memorial websites offering virtual memorials. One recent survey found one in four asked would keep the ashes of a loved one at home or in the garden. One in seven said they would turn ashes into a lasting memorial, such as a sundial, birdbath or jewellery. Some funeral notices are known to stipulate bright clothing for mourners; this is particularly the case in funerals of younger people. In other cases, some families will also ask that funeral directors do not wear black, or request that they wear a coloured tie.
And some of the deceased go to their grave dressed in anything from their football kit to motorbike leathers. From 7ft lions to a Rolls-Royce Phantom, there is no shortage of coffin designs. Nottingham-based firm Crazy Coffins made its name when it created a pearlescent coffin for the late TV presenter Paula Yates in , and has since gone on to specialise in coffins that look nothing like traditional wooden caskets. Other shapes, colours and materials are being sought.
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. I am truly grateful to you and your family for your love and support at this difficult time. I especially appreciated your phone calls after the funeral service to see how I was doing. Why is the casket so heavy? Table of Contents.
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