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the last bonfire you'll ever attend, and the only one you can't leave early.

fuel demandA human cremation needs roughly 500 pounds of wood
varanasiManikarnika ghat's fires haven't gone out in centuries
viking mythBoat-burnings were rarer than Hollywood suggests
etymologyFrom Greek pyr, simply meaning fire
physicsOpen pyres struggle past bone without serious heat
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