ANSWERS: 5
  • No. It's not true. This site will answer all questions about cremation. http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a981204a.html
  • It is possible for a body's limbs to contract during the burning, but "sitting up" does not occur usually.
  • I don't know about during cremation, but my grandfather used to run a funeral home when my mom was little. She and my uncle would play around in the funeral home and she said on several occasions she would get scared silly because a body would "sit" up. My grandfather said it was from the process of imbalming. As far as when being cremated, sorry, have no clue.
  • i think it would depend on how long the person has been dead. if they haven't been dead long it's been known that some bodies will move an limb or jerk in some way.
  • Yes a body will sit up to a degree. I am a mortician and have seen this on several occasions. They may not sit up as waking up from bed but as gases move so will the body.

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