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Dressage2 ago

I was reading this and I came across a section discussing the failure to find bodies that children describe regarding certain acts of satanic abuse. The author stated that is because the means of disposing the bodies. One of the methods discussed was high-temperature portable ovens. Makes you wonder about pizza joints.

Truthplease5 ago

ovens along with the chemical destruction/melting ...

ScientiaPotentia ago

Alefantis noted in one of his posts that he had 3 ovens. One was portable.

ALDO_NOVA ago

Clintons were involved in something to with portable ovens - they are small, but maybe involved with distributing a larger model as well

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/these-cheap-clean-stoves-were-supposed-to-save-millions-of-lives-what-happened/2015/10/29/c0b98f38-77fa-11e5-a958-d889faf561dc_story.html

Dressage2 ago

What the hell?!? What have they not been in?

FindingTruth ago

I don't think pizza ovens get as hot as cremation ovens, do they? Can they? For sure there is a smoking gun out there regarding the disposals though as too many kids are disappeared for ever. Chemicals perhaps?

ghost_marauder ago

Wikipedia

The cremation occurs in a crematory that is housed within a crematorium and comprises one or more furnaces. A cremator is an industrial furnace that is able to generate temperatures of 870–980 °C (1,600–1,800 °F) to ensure disintegration of the corpse. A crematorium may be part of a chapel or a funeral home or may be an independent facility or a service offered by a cemetery.

http://www.tailgatepartysite.com/best-portable-pizza-ovens-review/

Can reach temps of 900 degrees F.

Falling short to the halfway mark. I'd assume bone is the hardest bit to cremate. So, let's look into the temp there.

(cool article but not helpful https://www.sott.net/article/185067-Body-burners-The-forensics-of-fire))

http://absolutewrite.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-255891.html

People used to regularly burn bones in fireplaces. Adding bone ashes to the wood ashes helps when making soap. I don't think you need 1400 to 1800 degrees for regular burning. That's for crematoriums which have different regulations than your characters.

What kind of world is this taking place in? Modern? Medieval? Burning bodies makes a lot of smoke, takes time, and leaves a big scar on the ground. Not to mention cutting down someone's trees (and green wood adds to the smoke). If your world is urban fantasy, I'd be wondering why all the burning was going on. If pre-industrial, not so much.

Also, another idea in the article was thermite. The only problem I see is that you would have to use a lot of thermite (not hard to make) at one time. Massively freaking hot. I don't think a portable oven could handle that.

Peackng74 ago

Teeth are the hardest to burn. I take forensic dentistry classes every year.