Comments on: Electricity Prevents Burial Alive (Dec, 1932) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/12/20/electricity-prevents-burial-alive/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:19:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Firebrand38 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/12/20/electricity-prevents-burial-alive/comment-page-1/#comment-1074511 Firebrand38 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 05:17:33 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/12/20/electricity-prevents-burial-alive/#comment-1074511 It was based on a recurring mania that people were being buried alive. Supposedly back in 1799 while on his death bed, George Washington instructed that his servants wait two days after he died before burying him to prevent this. It has happened though... http://www.snopes.com/horrors/gruesome/buried.asp but I wouldn't use the word "frequently". It was based on a recurring mania that people were being buried alive.

Supposedly back in 1799 while on his death bed, George Washington instructed that his servants wait two days after he died before burying him to prevent this.

It has happened though… http://www.snopes.com/horrors/gruesome/buried.asp but I wouldn’t use the word “frequently”.

]]> By: SisterCrystal http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/12/20/electricity-prevents-burial-alive/comment-page-1/#comment-1074510 SisterCrystal Fri, 08 Jan 2010 05:04:47 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/12/20/electricity-prevents-burial-alive/#comment-1074510 What do they mean by 'frequently'? What do they mean by ‘frequently’?

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