The video provides a detailed explanation of the cremation process at a crematorium in Itapecerica da Serra, São Paulo. It starts by explaining the reasons for choosing cremation, the importance of understanding the process, and the cultural significance of death being part of life.
The crematorium visited in the video began operations in 2006 and has performed over 10,500 cremations to date. An empty coffin, including an ecological one, is used for the demonstration. The body is placed in an elevator that leads to a ceremony room where a farewell ceremony takes place. After the ceremony, the coffin descends and the cremation process begins.
The coffin is placed in a cold room around four degrees Celsius for at least 24 hours. This waiting period is crucial because cremation destroys any DNA evidence left in the body. The oven, similar to a home oven, is then heated up. A sequence of cremations is performed until the end of the recording.
The oven is lined with refractory brick and works with LPG gas. The flame comes out from a point on the person's chest, where the human body has the most mass. A refractory plate is placed inside the coffin to ensure the body is not exchanged for another. The body cannot have a pacemaker because the battery inside explodes during cremation. Any metal accessory on the body can be cremated, depending on the family's choice.
The body is placed in the oven, which reaches 800 degrees Celsius in the first hour to dehydrate the body. Combustion then occurs, and the temperature can reach 1000 degrees Celsius. The entire cremation process can take two to three hours, depending on the body's weight.
In the end, only calcined bones remain, which are collected in a metal box. These bones are then crushed and packed with a refractory plate and an identification seal. The ash produced is then given to the family, who can choose to keep it in urns, spread it in nature, or use it in other ways. The video ends with a reminder that humans return to nature as part of the cosmic cycle.
1. The video tour is taking place in Itapecerica da Serra, São Paulo, at a crematorium which started operations in 2006.
2. The crematorium has conducted over 10,500 cremations, following the entire process.
3. The coffin used in the process is an ecological coffin, designed to be cremated with few metal details.
4. The body is placed in an elevator that takes it to a ceremony room. The ceremony is a farewell that lasts about half an hour.
5. After the ceremony, the coffin is lowered, marking a significant moment equivalent to placing the body in a grave.
6. The coffin is not immediately cremated. It is placed in a cold room, around four degrees Celsius by law, until cremation.
7. There must be a waiting period of at least 24 hours from the moment of death until cremation. This is because cremation destroys any evidence, including DNA.
8. The cremation oven, similar to a home oven, works with LPG gas. The flame comes out from a point on the person's chest, where the gases exit at the bottom.
9. A refractory plate is placed inside the coffin to ensure that the body does not exchange places during cremation.
10. The body cannot have a pacemaker as the device explodes inside the oven during cremation.
11. Any metal accessory that the person had can be cremated together, depending on the family's choice.
12. The oven reaches a temperature of 800 degrees Celsius in the first hour to dehydrate the body. Combustion then occurs, and the temperature can reach up to 1000 degrees Celsius.
13. The entire cremation process can take two to three hours, depending on the body's weight.
14. The remaining ashes after cremation are the calcined bones, which are collected in a metal box.
15. The ashes can then be crushed and packed together with the refractory plate and an identification seal.
16. Each family has a different ritual for the ashes. They can be kept in urns in nature, become a painting, or even be placed in a pendant to be worn on a necklace.
17. The ashes can also be buried in a biodegradable setting or a traditional tribute setup.
18. The atoms in our body come from an explosion of a star that gave rise to the solar system. This means we are made up of star dust.