Like if they die with braces, a metal retainer, earrings, a gold tooth, a pacemaker, et cetera.

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    In cremation, the metal is picked up either by hand or magnets and recycled. This is because the bones need to be grinded into “ashes” and they can’t do that with metal in it.

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        I didn’t believe you. So I looked it up. I had no idea how hot cremation was. What a waste of energy.

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          I learned this listening to true crime podcasts. Killers often try to burn bodies but it doesn’t work because you need an actual furnace to reduce a body down to ash.