The smell of human flesh

[rov1200]

Now that Sikhs have been given permission for funeral pyres on waste ground what are the residents of Newcastle likely to smell? Is it like pork or what?

[youngmafbog]

Probably no worse than the smell of Hiney's

[Gromit]

Funeral Pyres will not be allowed on wasteland. No law has been changed. They have ruled that the existing cremation law allows pyres

// existing cremation laws did not prohibit the burning of human remains on a wooden pyre open to natural air and sunlight. To comply with the Cremation Act 1902, the judges said that the ceremonies would merely need to take place within a building, which, to meet Hindu spiritual requirements, could be a roof supported by pillars or a walled structure with no roof. //

http://www.timesonlin...uk/article7021722.ece

Wonder it be a little insensitive to take your own fireworks?

[trt]

Sounds like the building will be like a smoking area at the back of a pub.

[bibblebub]

I know what my socks smell like after a long walk, and it's not pork.

[trt]

I wonder if they will be allowed to put the bones/ashes in the River Tyne like they do in India?

It wont be long before we allow the Muslims to slaughter goats in their gardens for Eid.

[Everhelpful]

Probably the beer smell from the Bigg Market area.

[Answerprancer]

It's a truly horrible smell, but it's reality - I'm sure a little reality hit like this every now and then wont do anyone any harm.

[dave068]

Dr William Price of Llantrisant would be proud of him!

http://www.llantrisant.net/price.htm

[suzie1]

i think you are being insensitive towards sikh and muslim people and you know who you are, they have traditions just like the english have, so try and respect that and not say horrible things 'What are the residents of Newcastle likly to smell' and muslims and goats, its disrespectful.......english cremate and hindus dont make comment about the smell, yes i know coz it doesnt smell coz its in a building, but its respectful for hindus to cremate in open areas lighting the fire themselves............the only issue is its a health and safety problem so stop being so stereotypical and shallow and if you dont have anything sensible to say about other religions then dont say it!!!!! quite frankly i am sick to death of seeing comments about muslims etc on answerbank

[fredpuli47]

Why don't crematoria, hospital incinerators and animal incinerators smell ? Do they have some system built in to stop the smell reaching us ?

[Answerprancer]

extremely high temperatures and tall chimneys fredpuli

[trt]

suzie1,

I am not being insensitive towards Sikh and Muslim people but, if they want to follow their religious ways they should do it in their own Country not ours.
Try and find a Church of England or a Catholic Church in a Middle East Country, not many I assure you, but there are plenty of Mosques and Sikh temples in the UK.

[mollykins]

my geography teacher won't eat pork because he used to be a fireman and says that rotting human flesh smells of pork

[Answerprancer]

In my experience the smell of burning people on a pyre is a mixture of woodsmoke and that nasty acrid burning protein smell like when hair burns.
Do this (but carefully) quickly whip a lit lighter along your arm hairs then catch a whiff. Exactly like that but much stronger.
..horrible.

[suzie1]

trt, if you want a church in a middle east country you have to aim to get one, just like the hindus and muslims have here. there are temple and mosques here, because sikhs and muslims have asked for them and they worked hard to get them.....they raise money from other hindus and muslims to create these lovely buildings, because they live in this country and have contributed to this countryi .e payed taxes, and should not be forced to go back to their own country to do their religious things, they, just like you and i , contribute to the united kingdom and many of them better than us!!! i can tell you that if you did want a church in pakistan and you were determined, i dont think you would be rejected the same goes for india, some indian people go to the church,

[mollykins]

yeah i meant burning, maybe rotting flesh smells of gone off pork . . .