Analog circular chart recording of my father’s cremation

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1. We use these same charts in the dairy industry to prove proper pasteurization and CIP (clean in place) of the equipment. Some of them can contain multiple pens (different colors) to track multiple temperatures at once.

2. So, three and half hours at 1650.

   I’ll just write that down for…..reasons.

3. Circ charts are also used in Oil and Gas when pressure testing equipment and wells.

4. Why is it a spiral and not straight lines?

5. Can someone ELI5 why the chart is a spiral, instead of the “vertical” lines being straight?
   I’m sure there’s a good reasons for it, but I can’t seem to figure it out…

6. 3+ hours at 1650 degrees(which degrees)? That seems awfully long, ngl.

7. It’s amazing that these are still used. There are so many low cost electronic recorders that don’t need paper or ink pens and are easier to calibrate.

8. Check twice? To make sure you cremate the correct person, or make sure they’re not alive?

9. I’m impressed by how quickly it reaches temperature. I would have thought it would have taken longer to warm up.

10. Why is there a slight swirl to it?

11. Used the same ones for documentation of pounds of steam made in a wood mill.

12. This is actually fascinating. I wonder why it’s still done using this analog method

13. I worked in an aluminum manufacturing plant. I had to run the heat treat ovens and we had the same device to record temp and time

14. Bake at 1,650 degrees for 3 hours.

15. I use this in my environmental room (walk in fridge) to monitor temps

16. Looks like a super clean facility too.

17. Hmm very interesting way to plot data.

18. Just to be different I like to fold these into different shapes before turning them into supervision. It definitely rubbed some the wrong way. Ooopsies.

19. The cremation computer screen shows the software is named MiPyre 2.0.

20. That got hot fast, and he baked for 3.5 hours. Bless him.

    Super interesting.

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