X-Message-Number: 21233
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 18:42:22 -0800
From: James Swayze <>
Subject: A new and quirky reason to choose cryonics.



http://my.netscape.com/corewidgets/news/story.psp?cat=50900&id=200302210845000245014

Offbeat News Saturday, Feb. 22, 2003 Explosions Are a Growing Hazard at
Crematoriums

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Dead people are increasingly going out with a bang
in Sweden and the trend is posing serious occupational hazards for
crematorium workers, a Swedish church newspaper said.

Kyrkans Tidning reported a growing number of explosions in caskets
during cremations, sparked by undetected items including heart
pacemakers, whose batteries ignite in the intense heat.

Swedes have increasingly taken to cremation and the paper said next of
kin and friends were adding to the problem by leaving explosive farewell
tokens such as bottles of alcohol, ammunition cartridges and pieces of
fireworks in the coffins.

Silicon implants in women who had had cosmetic breast surgery were also
known to have exploded during cremation.[end]

James
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Cryonics Institute of Michigan Member!
The Immortalist Society Member!
The Society for Venturism Member!

MY WEBSITE: http://www.geocities.com/~davidpascal/swayze/ While there
follow the links to photos of me and some of my artwork and a radio
interview on Dr.  J's ChangeSurfer Radio program with me and the father
of cryonics Prof.  Robert Ettinger, author of "The Prospect of
Immortality".
A RELIGION I actually recommend: http://www.venturist.org
A FAVORITE quote: Last lines of the first Star Trek the Next Generation
movie.
Capt.  Picard: "What we leave behind is not as important as how we've
lived, after all Number One, we're only mortal."
Will Ryker: "Speak for yourself captain, I intend to live forever!"

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