Monday, October 6, 2014

This Is Actually One Of The Largest...Um...Most Challenging Problems Facing The Industry These Days

Oversized body causes fire at Henrico crematory

Body fat burns at a very high temperature, so high that a crematorium has to process the remains of the morbidly obese in stages.  Mainly this is done so that the temperature inside the apparatus doesn't do what's described in the story.  As more and more people are of generous proportions, fewer and fewer crematoriums are capable of completing their services.