# seemerot.com? Is this coffin webcam REAL?! **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 23, 2004, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seemerot-com-is-this-coffin-webcam-real/230600 "2004-02-23T03:56:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chefIL11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@chefIL11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chefIL11)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seemerot-com-is-this-coffin-webcam-real/230600/1 "2004-02-23T03:56:39Z")
I recently visited [www.seemerot.com](http://www.seemerot.com) which is a live webcam inside a coffin that is taping a woman in her 40’s who passed away from “natural causes” something isn’t right here… they claim its real but there is very loose wording under the disclaimer. also according to the site this woman was buried close to a year ago. From the common knowledge i learned growing up, hair continues to grow after death. however her eyebrows are perfectly manicured still. Someone please help clear this up. Is it a hoax? There seems like there are too many loose ends here. there has to be MORE to the story than this. I’d oblige everyone impressing me with their vast knowledge and fill in the holes. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![pcroughn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/977dab/32.png) [@pcroughn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pcroughn)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seemerot-com-is-this-coffin-webcam-real/230600/2 "2004-02-23T04:08:17Z")
No, it is not a hoax. It is 100% real. It is an honest to goodness joke. ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seemerot-com-is-this-coffin-webcam-real/230600/3 "2004-02-23T04:17:42Z")
> [@Johnnyt27](#): > > From the common knowledge i learned growing up, hair continues to grow after death. On this point, common knowledge is wrong. [http://www.snopes.com/science/nailgrow.htm](http://www.snopes.com/science/nailgrow.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eada6e/32.png) [@Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_You_Big_Red_Fire_Engine)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seemerot-com-is-this-coffin-webcam-real/230600/4 "2004-02-23T04:23:45Z")
> [@racinchikki](#): > > On this point, common knowledge is wrong. > > [http://www.snopes.com/science/nailgrow.htm](http://www.snopes.com/science/nailgrow.htm) thank-you… I was just about to say that 🙂 why do people believe that? ---
**Author:** ![chefIL11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@chefIL11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chefIL11)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seemerot-com-is-this-coffin-webcam-real/230600/5 "2004-02-23T04:26:51Z")
thank you for clearing that up. I hate being ignorant about these issues. I had learned that from a junior high science teacher. god bless US education. Can anyone tell more about the site? ---
**Author:** ![Phage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a4c791/32.png) [@Phage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phage)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seemerot-com-is-this-coffin-webcam-real/230600/6 "2004-02-23T05:04:40Z")
Well, the page that supposedly shows the “cam” is merely a .gif which switches between a clear picture and a blurred picture to make it seem as if the cam is updating. What more do you need to know? ---
**Author:** ![Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eada6e/32.png) [@Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_You_Big_Red_Fire_Engine)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seemerot-com-is-this-coffin-webcam-real/230600/7 "2004-02-23T05:12:27Z")
Isn’t it obvious that hair and fingernails don’t just grow? Dead cells just don’t form themselves into shafts. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seemerot-com-is-this-coffin-webcam-real/230600/8 "2004-02-23T06:25:18Z")
> [@Who Stole My Name?](#): > > thank-you… I was just about to say that 🙂 > why do people believe that? [How Stuff Works](http://science.howstuffworks.com/vampire5.htm) has a bit about cause for this common misconception: > [@](#): > > The behavior of actual corpses might have suggested vampirism as well. After death, fingernails and hair often appear to continue growing because the surrounding skin recedes, which may give the impression of life. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seemerot-com-is-this-coffin-webcam-real/230600/9 "2004-02-23T07:35:24Z")
If she’d really been buried more than a year ago—with a little spotlight turned on her the whole time, to boot—I’d think that the corpse would be in a little worse shape. It should have at LEAST changed color by now. ---
**Author:** ![Doc\_Nickel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5fc32e/32.png) [@Doc\_Nickel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doc_Nickel)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seemerot-com-is-this-coffin-webcam-real/230600/10 "2004-02-23T13:02:09Z")
[Cecil’s own words](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_092.html). After six months (under the best of conditions) there would be discoloration and mold. If the coffin were sealed/airtight, it would be partially liquified. The site’s a hoax, it’s a “lure” site to do exactly what it’s doing- get people to post the URL and talk about it. There appears to be a gay porn site attached, that’s probably the one they’re trying to get the traffic to. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seemerot-com-is-this-coffin-webcam-real/230600/11 "2025-08-19T00:51:32Z")
And now this thread is [internet famous](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6cYJSUpivo&ab_channel=ChillingScares). ---
**Author:** ![rsat3acr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@rsat3acr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsat3acr)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seemerot-com-is-this-coffin-webcam-real/230600/12 "2025-08-19T00:55:55Z")
Interesting that this is a zombie thread. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seemerot-com-is-this-coffin-webcam-real/230600/13 "2025-08-19T02:00:21Z")
The video calls The Straight Dope “a now outdated message board”. Hey, I resemble that remark! ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seemerot-com-is-this-coffin-webcam-real/230600/14 "2025-08-19T02:17:16Z")
I hated that..and here I thought defunct was the term nowadays. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seemerot-com-is-this-coffin-webcam-real/230600/15 "2025-08-19T02:30:31Z")
The website in the op is the exact same idea as David Cronenberg’s “The Shrouds.” ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seemerot-com-is-this-coffin-webcam-real/230600/16 "2025-08-19T02:40:30Z")
I once lost a few hours on a better website than the one cited, of funerary arcana. Lavishly illustrated, including catacomb open burials that went on well into the 19th century in Mediterranean countries. A very Catholic display that earthly vanity is but a fleeting thing. _Remember Man as you go by As you are now so once was I As I am now so shall you be, Prepare yourself to follow me_ ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seemerot-com-is-this-coffin-webcam-real/230600/17 "2025-08-19T13:46:57Z")
> [@rsat3acr](#): > > Interesting that this is a zombie thread. You win the internet today! ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seemerot-com-is-this-coffin-webcam-real/230600/18 "2025-08-19T17:09:44Z")
> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#): > > The website in the op is the exact same idea as David Cronenberg’s “The Shrouds.” That occurred to me as well. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seemerot-com-is-this-coffin-webcam-real/230600/19 "2025-08-19T17:39:50Z")
“Here, the dead delight to teach the living.” - saying posted in some forensic pathology examination rooms “Our day begins when yours ends.” - sign seen on the walls of homicide detective squad rooms ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seemerot-com-is-this-coffin-webcam-real/230600/20 "2025-08-19T17:55:55Z")
🐇 what a rabbit hole to go down. Why did I look? I have a weird curiosity of death, funeral and morgue-ish things. I like to believe it’s from watching all those Dracula and Zombie movies. But, I don’t really know. I hope. 💀 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seemerot-com-is-this-coffin-webcam-real/230600.md?page=2)