Are We Drinking People? A Mortician Explains Water Cremation [0EsfCxAJgI4]

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🦴💦 What Is Water Cremation? The Truth About Alkaline Hydrolysis (Full Breakdown from a Mortician) What is water cremation—and is it really turning bodies into soup? In this 21-minute deep dive, Lauren the Mortician pulls back the (watery) curtain on alkaline hydrolysis, the eco-friendly alternative to flame cremation that’s changing how we think about death care. We’re diving into: ⚗️ How water cremation actually works (step-by-step) 🛁 The dark, morbid history (yes, it started in a bathtub) 🌋 The sacred Hawaiian traditions that inspired its return 💀 Common myths (No, you’re not drinking Grandma) ⚙️ The two types of machines used in water cremation 📜 Where it’s legal—and why some states (and religions) still fight it From the science behind dissolving soft tissue, to the sacred handling of iwi bones in Hawaiian culture, to Desmond Tutu’s choice to be water cremated, this video is a moist little masterpiece of education, history, and dark curiosity. So if you’ve ever wondered: • What happens to your body during water cremation? • Is aquamation better than traditional cremation? • Is water cremation legal in my state? • Or… do we really drink the remains?! (spoiler: we don’t) …this video is for you. ✨ Subscribe for more weird death science, funeral history, and mortician real talk every week. #WaterCremation #Aquamation #AlkalineHydrolysis #EcoBurial #MorticianExplains #LaurenTheMortician #DeathTok #CremationAlternatives #FuneralIndustry #WeirdHistory #GreenBurial #DeathEducation