Why is it considered necessary to nail down the lid of a coffin?

Question

THIS IS IN THE JOKES AND RIDDLES SECTION SO I CAN GET MORE ANSWERS please do not get angry because i realy want to know.

Answer 1

they no longer nail down the coffin lid, it is now pressurized and the seal it, the they lay a vault on top of that to keep the casket somewhat preserved....not sure why....but nails are no longer used!!!

Answer 2

In case the coffin gets dropped. The body will not suffer the indignity of being exposed and tumbled in the sight of the loved ones.

Answer 3

um so when the sickos come out and decide they want to steal a body they cant cause the coffins are nailed shut. also when people die their family members sometimes put items of that person in the box with them. like when my brother died we put the things he loved most and like all the money he made from working.. so yea

Answer 4

Just in case the dead dude isn't really dead. Like in 'The Fall of the House of Usher', when Roderick Usher closes his sister in the coffin, thinking she is dead.

Answer 5

Don't ever want to see the dead guy get out do we! Probably from old religion where spirits were everywhere.

Answer 6

would you rather all the tales of dead people coming towards you be true? do you want to wake up next to the loving cold arms of a dead individual?

Answer 7

So if someone digs it up, they cannot open it as easily and also to keep bugs and animals out.

Answer 8

A truly tasteless and morbid question.

Answer 9

So that what happened in MCR's Helena video doesn't happen again...

Answer 10

probly so insects and $hit like that cant get in