2006-08-21 07:11:04 · 5 answers · asked by K 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
No, they do not explode. ALL crematories require that pacemakers be removed prior to cremation to prevent any explosions, as a pacemaker can do serious damage to the bricks in the cremation chamber.
2006-08-21 07:51:59 · answer #1 · answered by Reagan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure. The burning of a body does have some issues. See reference 1 for an article on a pacemaker that exploded, for example.
Other parts of the body, such as the teeth, may also pop from the heat. As for movement- it's probably nothing dramatic, but even corpses recovered from fires have "pugilistic" positions in some cases, from the larger muscles of the arms being pulled into a position reminiscent of a boxer.
2006-08-21 14:32:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well thats a question no 1 can answer as i dont know of anyone that has been in the oven with the corpse whe it was gettin cremated
2006-08-21 14:39:09 · answer #3 · answered by macdonald1690 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no they just burn
2006-08-21 14:30:42 · answer #4 · answered by shiara_blade 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
please. try it yourself, and let us know
2006-08-21 14:57:37 · answer #5 · answered by zilber 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋