# Suppose a corpse was sealed in a vacuum casket and...

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 4, 2009, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-a-corpse-was-sealed-in-a-vacuum-casket-and/484388 "2009-02-04T07:08:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-a-corpse-was-sealed-in-a-vacuum-casket-and/484388/21 "2009-02-05T04:49:16Z")

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If you pump the air out of the casket, you are essentially freeze-drying the body.

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**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-a-corpse-was-sealed-in-a-vacuum-casket-and/484388/22 "2009-02-05T21:42:03Z")

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All right, all right. I’ll settle this. Someone hand me that shotgun and check back with me in about 10 years.

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