Burning fat NOW is easier….
Firefighters were called to the Salt Lake Mausoleum today after something went wrong during a cremation.
The body was big, weighing 600 pounds, and investigators say when fat burns, it turns into grease.
“The fluids can be very flammable, kind of like a grease fire,” said Salt Lake Fire Spokesman Scott Freitag.
Yeah, no kidding. I hate to imagine the call between the family and the Mausoleum afterward:
Family: I just heard the news! Is he all right???
Mausoleum: He’s fine. He’s fine.
Family: Oh, thank God, we were so worried….
KB Steals Bandwith.
He doesn’t steal bandwidth, just borrows it
I was kidding.
LOL A “picture” don’t lie 😉
This is the Department of Homeland Security. You are hereby under arrest for stealing bandwidth. Please report to the nearest Halliburton Detention Facility for reprogramming.
If I am dead I won’t care if I cause a grease fire. 8P
600 pounds…wow….what a fire that must have been.
/sarcasm on
I wonder what the cause of death was?
/sarcasm off
Now that the picture is back:
It was clear blue sky all over except above the Mausoleum that day.
There are larger crematories that can handle these remains better. The old fashion type crematory could cremate several remains in a single firing. They were separated in different pans or spaces so the cremains wouldn’t mix. You have to reposition the body during the burn with large hooks for complete reduction. If you don’t keep the heat high enough the fat will condense and clog the flue. I worked in the business during Summer breaks in college. In most states the remains arrive sealed from the mortuary, and it’s against the law to open the container. Many businesses have these small compact units that burn so clean you can use them in residential neighborhoods without any odor. They’re really very hot gas fired convection ovens. On special cremation caskets you have to unscrew the hardware. Most today arrive in cardboard transport containers that’s been closed with shipping strapping. A law in my state required you sift through for any metal and eventually bury the stuff in a cemetery. We stacked it in 5 gallon buckets and carried a big load at one time. If the mortician fails to remove a pace maker or other battery the explosion can shatter the high temperature ceramic liners than can cost thousands to replace/repair. This is my morbid Halloweenie post. 😉
#10
Awesome!
RTaylor, I’m impressed! Thanks for all the info. That was indeed a blood-curdling post.
#10. RTaylor wins the prize for best after school job ever.
Thank you for taking down the KSL picture. Very non-LDS of you.
Again I’m screwed
Thank you for taking down the KSL picture. Very non-LDS of you.
You know, I’ve had to change the picture about three times on this post. But I like where I wound up. 🙂
#15….Sounds the Alarm….getting a lot of sex lately huh? 🙂