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I mean... why even use a coffin at that point? Just bury the body under dirt and pile some extra dirt on top of the hole for when the body decomposes and things
by t0mbstone 6y ago
I mean... why even use a coffin at that point? Just bury the body under dirt and pile some extra dirt on top of the hole for when the body decomposes and things settle over time so it is eventually level.
- dx87 6y agoThe mushrooms absorb heavy metals from the body, so the mushroom coffin should make the body "healthier" for the environment.
- t0mbstone 6y agoHow many heavy metals are actually in the body? And wouldn't the dirt absorb them just as well as the mushrooms? Wouldn't the mushrooms eventually degrade and turn into dirt? Aren't coffins commonly made out of metal anyways? And who exactly is trying to plant shit on top of graves anyways?
- voisin 6y agoI sort of love the username posting these totally relevant, well-conceived questions.
- Someone 6y agoCustoms/culture, I would guess. There also may be legal restrictions on ways of burying that require a coffin, for example for public health reasons.
- jtsiskin 6y agoThis would make for a pretty gnarly funeral... lowering a body into the ground...