What can survive cremation?
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I am very sorry you have lost your father to death, I hope it was not a painful thing for him.\n\nThe valve could survive, do you want it? You would need to let them know, because even if it is not burned, they crush all things that are not in an ash-like state - sorry. Also, they may not be allowed to retrieve it for you, sounds a little gross, I am not trying to be. typically, once a body gets to this stage, anything a family may want should have been removed.\n\nWas it part of a pacemaker? They have to take this out. The cremation process can attain temperatures of 1600-1800 °F (870-980 °C), you may wish to ask the manufacturer of the ceramic heart valve what its temperature rating is. Toyota researched production of an adiabatic ceramic engine which can run at a temperature of over 6000 °F (3300 °C). \n\nJewellery, such as wristwatches and rings, are not removed. The only non-natural item required to be removed is a pacemaker. The undertaker is required to sign a declaration to the operator that any pacemaker has been removed. A pacemaker could explode and damage the cremator. The undertaker will remove a pacemaker prior to delivering the body to the crematorium.\n\nThis is a great question, others may want to know the answer.
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For all practical purpose. What lives is the unsupported body tissue that will eventually succumb to rot. The body decays if not supported by life. Food for another life source be it Beast, cannibalism or Bacteria. Face it, Your toast.
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First they have to be sent to the lab for pathology.  After that the hospital will either oversee cremation or the part will be sent to a mortuary for preparation.  Many religions emphasize being buried with all the parts of one's body.  In these cases the detatched parts are embalmed and cared for like any full body would be.  They are then buried where the person will be buried when they pass away.
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Forever is a long time, I don't think anything can be preserved for ever.  Honey can be be preserved for along time on it's own it's been found in Egyptian Tombs several thousands of years old and still good.
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Assuming good airing, the proteins in blood won't last in a fire. However, from lab experience with burn barrel remains, textiles are prone to incomplete combustion. Pieces of cloth folded in might survive a single go at the barrel, and blood residue will likely survive, too. Even fragmentary DNA might survive.\n\nOnce the textiles are reduced to ashes, blood remains will be extremely hard to pinpoint, and definitely not by blacklight. There is a slight possibility that ash that keeps the textile structure can register a higher mineral content than it ought to due to minerals dissolved in blood. Destruction-free analytical methods like X-ray spectroscopy or more likely (for minuscule samples) Electron-microscope-incited X-ray resonance might point to a change in mineral content that could most likely be caused by blood. This wouldn't be hard evidence, but might be used as supportive evidence.
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can't bury survivors b/c they're still alive.  that's called murder:-)
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I will survive!\n\nlol
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Could be a lot of things.\n - Educational\n - Medical ( possible transplantable materials)\n - Sent to a lab for investigation\n - Cremated\n - Etc...
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How to stay alive with humans on it.
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organ donor and cremation.  the flesh is a vessel i ride around in.
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Roach- they can survive anything!! But I'd have to be a male roach- female roaches stay pregnant for the rest of their lives... no thanks!
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I would spend as much time with my family and friends (in that order) as I could.  I would take a lot of day trips with my family.  Make sure my dog would be loved and cared for when I was gone.   Make sure all my death details (cremation, disposal of ashes, funeral, bills, etc) were taken care of so my family would not have to worry about it.  I would sell my car and give the money to St. Jude's Children's Hospital.  I would make sure I told everyone I love that I do love them.  I would draw a lot of pictures, do a lot of crafts and write a lot of poems for my family to remember me by.  I would make certain that my ashes were late for the funeral so I can say in the afterlife that I really was late for my own funeral (after being on time for everything else) (yes I really do intend to do that).  I would have a really big party with all of my friends and family.  When the day came, I would have my family (including the dog) around, remember the good times, and leave this life in comfortable familiar surroundings at home, surrounded by those I love most.
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I don't think anything can rot without air. Depending where it was, it could either freeze, or burn into nothing...
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Some oxide of chlorine. No idea about which one would be stable at those conditions, though.
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You can, and will, survive by remembering that Christ has promised us that He will never give us more than we are capable of handling.  It may seem impossible now most people experience your same feelings at some point in their lives.  Remember that whatever does not kill you will only make you stronger.
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I know this is not the answer you were looking for, but maybe it will help. My mother was cremated, so she has no final resting place, as such. So, what I did was, I created a place to honor her, near to my home. Anytime I want to go there, I can. Good Luck!!
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I'm afraid I can't do that. It'll burn up and disintegrate before it even gets half-way down to you. :-P