Exploding coconut 'sent fear' through crematorium staff

BBC ^ | 2 February 2018 | 2 February 2018

[Rebelbase]

A coconut that was placed inside a coffin "sent fear" through staff at a crematorium when it exploded.

Bolton Council has urged mourners to abide by crematorium rules and not "slip" items into coffins.

Donna Ball, Assistant Director of Community Services, said a "hell of an explosion can sometimes occur".

Other items of concern include mobile phones, TV remotes, e-cigarettes and bottles of alcohol.

Ms Ball told the BBC: "We are asking people to be considerate regarding the items they place into coffins before the cremation process.

"We have seen a rise in things like e-cigarettes, bottles of whisky and vodka, golf balls, sometimes golf clubs, and mobile phones. Mobile phones in particular are a real issue for us".

Ms Ball said: "Usually the funeral director will pick them up but sometimes things are slid inside peoples' pockets and they are just not picked up during the process, then when they go through the cremation process a hell of an explosion can sometimes occur".

She added that electrical items with batteries also push crematorium emissions up to "unacceptable levels".

[Rebelbase]

Legitimate use of "BOOM" keyword.

[shibumi]

Sine the reference is to coconut you can include "BOMBSHELL!" as well.

[Larry Lucido]

Just don’t put the lime in the coconut.

[fungoking]

My plan is for fireworks.

[fungoking]

The story doesn't explain why a coconut.

[The Great RJ]

I knew some firefighters who responded to a fire at a local crematory. A very obese woman was being cremated and the rendered fat leaked out of the retort and had caught fire.

[moovova]

Don’t be giving the muzzies any ideas.

[Craftmore]

im swallowing popcorn before I die.

[ClearBlueSky]

Cellphones??? Who they gonna call??

[aquila48]

That woke up the dead!

[mylife]

Sometimes you feel like a nut...

[Mercat]

It was not unusual in the 19th century to put a rope in a coffin attached to a beloved topside so that if someone was buried alive he could ring the bell.

[shibumi]

"Cellphones??? Who they gonna call??"

[mylife]

We blowed Eaker, NYTexan and Flyer up real good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16CS6XUUfV4

[Redcitizen]

Grandpa Joe was a tough old cowboy with grizzled hair, chiseled features, and hands tougher than barbed wire. I’d sit on his lap while he rocked in his favorite old chair on the porch, and he’d tell me again and again that his secret to living a long life was to sprinkle a pinch of gunpowder on his oatmeal every morning.

I stopped believing his tall tales when I grew up, but Grandpa Joe lived on for many years, enjoying perfect health until the ripe old age of 107. He left behind 14 children, 30 grandchildren, 45 great-grandchildren, 25 great-great-grandchildren, and a 15-foot crater where the crematorium used to be.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

E-cigarettes? At this point, there is no harm in using the real thing.

[catnipman]

well, at least it wasn’t ammo in there cooking off ...

[Fantasywriter]

“Usually the funeral director will pick them up but sometimes things are slid inside peoples’ pockets and they are just not picked up during the process,”

I’ve never tried to slide a coconut into someone’s pocket. There must be a trick to it.

[Slyfox]

Do any of you know what happens to the human head during a cremation?

Think coconut.

[dfwgator]