How a dead person turned into ashes?

Question

When a person is cremated, how long does it take to turn his/her body into ashes? and what are the procedures in doing so? Thanks.

Answer 1

A body to be cremated is first placed in a container for cremation, which can be a simple corrugated cardboard box or a wooden casket. Most casket manufacturers provide a line of caskets specially built for cremation. Another option is a cardboard box that fits inside a wooden shell designed to look like a traditional casket. After the funeral service the interior box is removed The entire process usually takes about two hours.

Answer 2

The cremation process takes about 3-4 hours to complete. The retort fires at approximately 1800 degrees. The body is not reduced to simply ashes, there are some bone fragments that are leftover and are then pulverized to a uniform consistency. The cremated remains weigh between 5-7 pounds.

Answer 3

According to the site I found, the actual process takes 1.5 to 3 hours to complete depending on the size of the body.

You probably tell the funeral director what you want done and they take care of it, just as with embalming a body. The site I listed in sources gives a bit more detail.

Answer 4

there is continually some clown desiring to make that extra dollar off lack of existence and in a way i can extremely appreciate that. except with a lack of existence diamond the lifeless human being is really connected to somebody else until eventually the ring wearer dies, receives too fat to placed on the ring, or the damn ingredient slinks down the pipe into the sink. i imagine a extra effective attitude is to apply the ashes as seasoning for nutrients (make a mean especially spiced curry). That way the guy keeps turning out to be area of you ... persistently and over (until eventually each and each and every time you poop them out). i wager.

Answer 5

I don't know how long it takes, but they heat the body until it just disintegrates. I have seen the ashes and they are like heavy sand.

Answer 6

i hope these questions are purely informational... actually, i don't have an immediate answer. you need to read 'stiff' by mary roach. it will answer this question and any other you've ever had about cadavers.

Answer 7

www.cremationinfo.com