What happens when people die with metal in or on them?

Favrion@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world – 91 points –

Like if they die with braces, a metal retainer, earrings, a gold tooth, a pacemaker, et cetera.

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Because the person you replied to is acting purposely obtuse? It's clear that the OP was asking what is done with any non-organic materials that may be inside a person when they die. Are they removed? Are they left to be buried in the ground? What about cremation, do they burn the body with any of that inside? That's pretty obvious to anyone with above a 5th grade reading comprehension, so a snarky reply is unwarranted and obnoxious.

I was being a bit obtuse, but the question was worded poorly. If OP wanted to know what happens after cremation, or an autopsy, or something else like that, they should have clarified. You yourself literally came up three additional questions, all of which might apply to the original question. I just decided to answer it literally.

Thank you, exactly my point:

Nothing is clear about what OP meant. It is a very vague question. Yet here we are, you are super confident about what exactly was meant.

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