# Re: material released into the air during cremation

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**Created:** [October 5, 2022, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-material-released-into-the-air-during-cremation/972760 "2022-10-05T13:43:58Z")\
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The numbers do tend to work out that way when dealing with crazy small and numerous things like individual molecules. Thorough mixing is a big assumption though and probably takes a long time.

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> [@What is the possibility: You’ve peed a molecule of Titanic’s iceberg i](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-possibility-you-ve-peed-a-molecule-of-titanic-s-iceberg-i/950471):
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> Assuming you live in eastern N America or western Europe and are over 30 years old?

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