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"Despite the fear of burial while still alive, there are no documented cases of anybody being saved by a safety coffin." The safety coffin and other similar dev
by duskwuff 2y ago
"Despite the fear of burial while still alive, there are no documented cases of anybody being saved by a safety coffin." The safety coffin and other similar devices from the early 19th century are best understood as an odd, transient cultural phenomenon, not a response to a real need.
- orangeartist 2y ago[dead]
- rightbyte 2y agoThat doesn't say much though. If being burried alive was rare and having a being-burried-alive-safety-bell was rare. A combination would have been rare rare. I guess rodents could leave scratch marks that would look like nails, too.