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Lead helps delay the decay of the body.
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What is the ending to the movie Buried?
The end was a trick. Pauls on the cell phone being assured that Dan is moments away from getting him out of the casket, but it turns out that Dan was at the wrong location and sand is pouring into the casket which fills up fully in the last seconds of the film. Paul is buried and dies.
Who is the lead singer in YMCA?
It would be Victor Willis of the Village People.
What is the lead singer called?
noone can answer the question if you dont say what band you want to know the lead singer off (:
Why did they change the lead actress in Mummy 3?
because the old one was boring and people didn't like it
Why don't most of the people want to be leaders?
Most people find its easier to follow rather than lead There are two types of people natural born leaders and natural born followers
Was churchill buried in a lead lined coffin?
yes
Why was j Edgar hoover's coffin lined with lead?
J. Edgar Hoover's coffin was lined with lead to prevent grave robbers from stealing his body due to his high-profile status as the long-time director of the FBI. The lead lining was intended to deter any potential attempts to steal or tamper with his remains.
What is a lead coffin?
A coffin made from lead.
Was Princess Diana's coffin made of glass?
I understand the casket was lead-lined, with a glass viewing window. This was discussed during the televised coverage of the funeral. Addition: Diana's coffin was made of oak with an inner metal liner made of lead. The liner had a glass viewing window.
Why use lead in a coffin?
As far as I know, lead is used as a sort of insulator in the coffin. It prevents unpleasant odors for the decomposing bodies to reach other people.
What was queen elizabeth's coffin made of?
For her funeral she was in a lead coffin (covered in purple velvet and a life-like effigy). But she must have had a double coffin (a coffin inside a coffin) because in the 1800's when her tomb was opened it was reported she had a wooden coffin so her wooden coffin must have been inside the lead one, although I cannot confirm this, its only an assumption. its also possible that she had a lead coffin for the funeral and her body was then moved to a wood one later. point being, she had one lead one, and one wood one.
What kind of coffin was Diana buried in?
It seems that Diana was buried in one of the coffins usually used for British Royals: an oak coffin in the shape of a hexagon, possessing an inner liner made of lead.
Where is Sir Francis Drake's body?
It is said that the explorer was found some where near the panama.
Did Henry VIII blow up blow up when he was dead?
Pressure caused by gasses leaking from his dead corpse popped the lead coffin open before he was buried.
Were aqueducts ever lined with lead?
yes
What kind of coffin did Princess Diana have?
Princess Diana is said to have had one of the coffins typically used for British Royals: an oak coffin in the shape of a hexagon; inside a coffin liner made of lead.
What day did Sir Francis Drake die on?
According to Anglo history, Sir Francis Drake died of dysentery on January 27, 1596, aged 55 while anchored off the coast of Puerto Bello, Panama after an unsuccessful campaign against the Spanish. He was buried at sea in a lead coffin, near Puerto Bello. According to Spanish history, he committed suicide rather than being taken captive by the Spanish.
