What Happens to a Body During Cremation?

Опубликовано: 22 Июнь 2026
на канале: Caitlin Doughty

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What goes on inside that cremation machine?

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**CREDITS**

Mortician: Caitlin Doughty
Writing & Research: Louise Hung
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**SELECTED SOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING**

“The Degree of Destruction of Human Bodies in Relation to the Duration of the Fire”. Michael Bohnert, Thomas Rost, Stefan Pollack. Forensic Science International. 1998.

“Burning Out: What Really Happens Inside a Crematorium”
https://www.popularmechanics.com/scie...

“How Cremation Works”
https://science.howstuffworks.com/cre...