Viewers surprised after simulation shows how cremation actually works

An interesting video has been created demonstrating exactly what happens during cremation, and if you know someone whose been through the process recently you may want to look away.

The simulation isn't exactly gruesome but it is shocking and takes you through the step-by-step process of incineration. Also, there's definitely one step that will surprise you and may make you reconsider your end of life plans.

Cremation is a popular alternative to the traditional burial (Getty stock image)

If we're lucky enough we'll live to a grand old age, but you don't need to be old to arrange what happens to you when you die - you can actually do that now, just create a will and jot it down there.

There are many alternatives to your traditional burial - which involves being buried in a casket six foot under with engravings on a headstone.

One of those is a natural burial where bodies are placed in biodegradable coffins, usually made of materials like wood and bamboo, and placed six feet under the surface with no headstone.

It then, of course, allows your body to naturally decompose. The process helps protect natural habitats and encourages biodiversity. So if you're environmentally conscious, you may opt for this one day.

But the most popular alternative is cremation, which YouTuber Zack D.Films talks through in a recent short video.

He says: "When you die your body is placed in a specially designed furnace that can reach 1800 degrees.

"Now the intense heat reduces the body to bone fragments and ashes within about two to three hours."

Okay, it's probably what we all though happened to us, but the next bit completely caught me off guard.

The content creator continued: "Afterward, a magnet is used to remove any metal objects like surgical pins, hidden piercings and dental implants."

Now, I'm not sure about you, but hearing that a magnet is placed over the ashes to extract piercings, pins and teeth made me feel a bit queasy.

A woman scatters her loved one's ashes (Getty stock image)

I think it's probably the realisation that all that is left of this person is a gold tooth, or a filling, for example - poof... gone.

He then explains the final step in cremation: "Then the remaining bone fragments are processed into a fine powder, which is combined with the residual ash, and placed in an urn."

I'm not sure about you but I've got fillings, and the thought of the only thing remaining of me is the teeny tiny specs of metal is a bit horrifying.

God, that sounds awful!

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