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Only those caskets are air (and water) tight which are "sealer" caskets, meaning that they are provided with a rubber like sealing gasket between the lid and the base of the caskets. Usually only metal caskets can be sealer caskets.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 16y agoIf the coffin is of bad quality, it usually just rots.
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∙ 9y agoIn the United States, probably the majority of burial caskets is not sealed, either because many caskets are made of wood or because non-sealer metal caskets are used.
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∙ 14y agoSo the lid doesn't fall off
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