Re:Washington state lawmakers approve human corpse composting
by jetrink on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @04:36PM
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They aren't just tossing the bodies on a compost pile. It's a very specific process that involves a lot of oxygen and high temperatures (60C-70C). Pathogens do not survive if it's done properly.
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Re:Washington state lawmakers approve human corpse composting
by bilbo0s on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @07:13PM
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>if it's done properly...
And this is the reason that composting never took hold in antiquity. For the ancients, who may not have had as much scientific knowledge, burial and cremation could be done improperly, and still provide a sanitary means of disposal of the deceased. You try to compost the deceased in an ancient society lacking the proper techniques, facilities, and medical care, and I'd imagine you'd just be bringing a whole world of problems down on your village or town.
Re:Washington state lawmakers approve human corpse composting
by GordonS on Sunday May 26, 2019 @06:03AM
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> And this is the reason that composting never took hold in antiquity
I rather doubt that is they reason why in the past we didn't decide to throw our dead in what is essentially a rubbish heap...