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[–] protist@retrofed.com 31 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I hate to break it to you, but those kernels would stew in your juices for at least a couple days before you got to be cremated, and they'd be all soft and mushy and would not pop.

So you spent your dying moments force-feeding yourself unpopped popcorn for nothing

[–] LostCarcosan@lemmy.today 66 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Swallow condoms filled with unpopped popcorn

[–] yakko@feddit.uk 12 points 1 day ago

That's gross. I love it

[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 1 points 23 hours ago

That or the other way you could put a condom full of something in you ;)

I mean surgically, to be clear.

[–] ChanchoManco@lemmy.zip 6 points 23 hours ago

But I died with a smirk.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 67 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Popcorn kernels? Nah.

Coin batteries.

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 94 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"How'd they die?"

"Injested a large quantity of coin batteries and corn kernels."

"Why on Earth would anyone do that?"

News story: Fucking tight thing happened when a dude ate...

[–] slemptastrophe@piefed.social 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I had to remove a few pacemaker batteries when I worked at a crematory. We threw them in bin in the processing room and until they ran out of juice, they'd beep like crazy periodically. They're made like that so that while the person is alive, they'll know when it's disconnected.

It was drilled into our heads that the crematory retort would be RUINED if one of those things went in with the person.

edit: typo and more context.

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So what, you have to cut all of them up? Do you just do that for any old person? Do you check for a particular scar beforehand? Damn it, we need answers!

[–] slemptastrophe@piefed.social 3 points 22 hours ago

Whether or not they have a pacemaker is something we would usually find out by asking the family, nurses present at removal, etc. If none of those people knew, it's usually pretty obvious. The battery sits on the chest just under the skin and it's hard to miss. Just two or three incisions is all it takes to remove. It's easy to get shocked disconnecting the wires if you aren't careful though.

Cremation is quite permanent and mistakes can't be resolved easily, or cheaply, so cremation cases are inspected VERY thoroughly before going into the retort.

[–] NeilNuggetstrong@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Pffft amateurs. I'd just drink 3 litres of gasoline and shove a timed fuse down my throat. Everyone in the church will think satan is coming to get me

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 4 points 1 day ago

Spoiler alert: he is! 🤪

[–] ThatGuyNamedZeus@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago

flashlight batteries. Get some 18650s 21700s, 26650s and some big ass 26800s

[–] 0ops@piefed.zip 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's disgusting. At least eat a couple sticks of butter with that

and don't forget the spice packet

[–] nailingjello@piefed.zip 23 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Don't mind if I do.

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 24 points 1 day ago
[–] antianarchist@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 day ago

This is wholesome. Fresh burning-body-scented popcorn.

[–] Creddit@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Nobody watches the body during a cremation

Doesn't matter whose watching if you can hear that shit from the next county.

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Rudy has fallen on some hard times, it's the only gig he could get.

Says the guy trying not to look like a serial killer.

[–] ThatGuyNamedZeus@feddit.org 4 points 1 day ago

I'm going to tell my grandma to put that in her will