> I'm adding a coffin bell on to my will, should I ever write one. I just think it's a
> kewl concept.
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> Some sweet wiki-quotes on the subject.
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> "When his tomb was reopened, the philosopher John Duns Scotus (1266 – 1308) was
> reportedly found outside his coffin with his hands torn and bloody after attempting
> to escape"
>
> "Other variations on the bell included flags and pyrotechnics. Some designs included
> ladders, escape hatches, and even feeding tubes, but many forgot a method for
> providing air."
These days, before a proper burial, we make thoroughly sure the soon-to-be-entombed is permanently deceased by removing the possibility of revivification. Such was not always the case, regardless the ... (oh fuck, my vocabulary was starting to go rather upwards there. "Veracity," indeed.)
Anyway, determining that a person is dead wasn't always easy, and mistakes were made.
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