2006-09-04 12:09:14 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
alot of counties decided this is the respectable depth because that was the average height of a man. and that "They Shoud Be at a depth that is equivelent to the Height Of Man Standing Upright."
Seperating Us From The Dead By The Height Of A Man, is Also Respectable To us.
AND THE SMELL AND FOR SAFETY IN A FLOOD,TO A LESSER DEGREE.
The Smell Would Not Reach Us If They Were 5 or 4 feet down but 3, maybee.
2006-09-04 12:13:49 · answer #1 · answered by Spaghetti MY 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bodies are buried 6 ft under as a way of stopping wild animals digging up and eating the bodies. It is also a good depth in case a cemetery becomes unused and the land is turned over to housing or agriculyure, it wouldn't be very nice to be digging your garden and finding the remains of someones Granny ! It also stops disease spreading out from the body into the atmosphere, at the depth of 6 ft there is not much chance of diseases coming into contact with anyone else.
I believe that somwhere in the Bible it also says that a body should be buried equal to the height of a man standing upright.
2006-09-05 06:13:27 · answer #2 · answered by Confused . com 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If we're not buried atleast 6 feet under the smell of our decomposing body will make the area above a bad place to be.
2006-09-04 19:14:22 · answer #3 · answered by thelivinglegend 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
in Scotland we can get 3 coffins in (he he) true though my mum and dad are in same plot room for 1 on top
2006-09-08 05:29:18 · answer #4 · answered by q6656303 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea, but I wish the practice would stop. It just uses up land. I think everyone who dies should be cremated, after donating their organs, of course..
2006-09-04 19:12:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
To stop others from smelling the foul stench of your body decaying... naturally
2006-09-04 19:11:13 · answer #6 · answered by Helen 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
to prevent the coffins from coming up and floating around in a flood, to discourage them from being dug up, to prevent disease from being spread, to prevent foul odors.
2006-09-04 19:15:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
and to prevent being dug up and eaten by animals.
2006-09-04 19:21:31 · answer #8 · answered by Scott L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because when we start to decompose we smell really bad and if we aren't far enough under ground we would be able to smell it and that would be horrible no one would ever visit your grave if it smelled and made u want to puke
2006-09-04 19:11:59 · answer #9 · answered by sarah 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
so you dont stank fresh air when you rott
2006-09-04 19:11:49 · answer #10 · answered by diamonds4u71 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋