What is a Mausoleum Bead? Just Give Me 2 Minutes 

Attending my mother in law internment. High up, into a vault. The coffin got stuck. I don't know what happened exactly but they had to shake that thing hard to get it unstuck. Ngl, it made me laugh.

My father is entombed far up in a mausoleum, and I have to say I wish he was not. He passed away 22 yrs ago and I don’t even visit because it makes me too sad that I can’t sit by his tombstone, I can’t touch it, I can’t place flowers, etc.

I knew my collection of cats eyes marbles would come in handy some day got a whole bag full 👍👍

I see you took my suggestion! Thank You! I was exploring a cemetery once, and happened upon an open, empty, soon-to-be-occupied wall crypt that was roughly waist-high, so I could easily peer into it to see if it was occupied(it wasn’t). I saw these little marble-things inside of the crypt, and thought, “Huh. What are those?”, and snapped a picture. I posted the picture to FB, asking what they were. A friend who’s a former FD answered, saying they were Mausoleum Beads, and provided a screenshot from a mortuary supply site.

I learned something new today. That's interesting. I share things I have learned on this channel. I'll say " Kari the Mortician says...."

Very interesting as usual! Thanks for the info!

I honestly never even thought about it before.

I worked at Cycadia Cemetery in Tarpon Springs Florida. We used BBs ,and they worked fine.

The local grave digging company just throws a bunch of BBs in it. Especially for the family mausoleum in which the caskets slide in sideways.

Learning something new everyday! Thank you Kari! 😊

Well it makes sense, kinda like the rollers in the back of a hearse.

Very Interesting! I had never thought about that and I do have a few family members buried in a mausoleum. Thank You for enlightening us! Ohh! I just thought of something! My mom was temporarily stored in a crypt from March until May due to high amounts of snow from a few blizzards we had. That must have been like playing a game of Kerplunk when they pulled her casket out. The caretaker must hate when caskets have to be removed!

I'll be darned, I didn't ever thin about this .❤

Huh. Never knew this before

We have those same kinds of tunnels in Louisville. The ones in Louisville are made from native limestone because it was a very common and available resource. The bricks in the St. Louis area were plentiful as well. The tunnels were used for beer storage and were located fairly close to a local brewery. Perhaps this is what the tunnels were used for in Alton.

Love these interesting industry factoids

Could you save money and use Grandma's pie weights? 🤣😂🤣

Blown away by things I now know thank you

You always choose things that are so interesting. Thank you!

I love your channel Keri! I thought you were gonna say they were an absorbent for when leaks occur! 😁👋

Now I know. 😊

That was informative. Tks again always ❤

Thanks KARI for explaining this it's very interesting, I never new this, always learning new things from you KARI! Love to you ❤❤❤from AKRON, OHIO 😊😊😊

I learned something today! THANK YOU!!

Another interesting fact. THANK_YOU! 🙂

Very interesting as usual. 👍

Interesting, I learned something this morning.. thanks

Kari!!💯💯🌹🌹

Thanks Karri . Know polystyrene well. Used it to. Make suction cups Easy material to work with

I wondered about that. They put them in my stepmothers crypt.

Very informative and labor easy method Kari another top number ,regards to you and Josh from Oz,🙏🙏👋👋👍🇦🇺

Great vid ! Quack...quack !...🙏👍

Hi Motorcycle Boots!! 🏍️👢😁

Interesting. This is the first time I have heard of them.

I was told that ball bearings and copper bb shot was used also.

Placed the beads.....soon as front of tray hit the beads...10 seconds casket was in.....smooth😊

How are you I have learned so much about after death from you it takes one of God Angles to do this kind of work and explain to people like me and others who would like to know thank you for your time patience and support and understanding to look out for love one who would get a better understanding what happens to our love one after death I still love the family I lost in the years that have come and gone thank you thank you for explaining this to us

Yessiree

Its been awhile since ive been abe to catch a live but im in a grief group on fb and i do mention you

Another fascinating topic Kari!!! Hope you and the fam are well. Where is the mister??

I was always told that glass marbles were used.

Learn something new every day. Are they left in the crypt “just in case”.

Cool! How do the beads work if there is a casket tray present? My uncle was buried in a mausoleum last year. By gleaning as much knowledge from your channel as I can, I noticed that when they closed the casket prior to the service it looked like the lid was slightly ajar which I know helps with dessication as opposed to putrefaction. Is there something in some caskets that lets you leave an air gap?

Kari, what about bath beads.😊

Hey, Kari: I saw a video recently on RU-vid of a disinternment from a mausoleum. I think it was in South America. It was about 10 years after internment and they removed the bones and placed them in bone box for reburial. I am guessing the mausoleum must have been some type of short-term lease. Is this a common practice?

Ball bearing might work also..

I have heard that some BB's would be tossed into the crypt first then the casket pushed in.

Five and eighth quarter……Four years engineering apprenticeship and I never came across that dimension.

How much Extra does it cost for the Beads

My brother worked in the industry and he told me they used BB’s

I was wandering how they slide caskets into a mausoleum.

Could we just save money by buying some glass marbles from the dollar store then? I got a couple bags for a project, wondering now if I should box them and add a line to a will saying "Use the marbles I saved in the garage..."

Aretha Franklin didn't have the plastic over her casket, could it be she was wrapped in those garments to prevent leakage and gases from escaping?

That’s exactly what I thought they were when I saw the thumbnail.

I’m the only Immediate family member who is being interred in one.

Things you never knew.

Why not use marbels

Sounds like a mausoleum would be a racket during an earthquake.

Why don’t you make a video how it works

This seems like an unecessarily messy and awkward system - why not use the plastic furniture sliders that are sold at any hardware store? My friend and I once used them to slide a bronze sculpture that had to weigh several hundred pounds across a wood surface and it worked perfectly.

it'd be like playing shuffleboard.

I hope they not loosing the marbles while pushing the casket in…😅

Are those your parents in the picture behind you?

So......why are there RIDGES on the bottom of caskets?🤭 [ Me thinks you just entered a rabbit hole, me lady!]

Interesting. A friend of mine lost their brother in law on Father's Day in the wee hours. They got the call at 2: 00 am..We were talking about things and the wife said( sister in law) said I didn't know that a body didn't have to be cremated. I said that's right I learned that from my Friend Kari The Mortician that you all giggle when I say I watch her on line. The Brother in law is being cremated because his family wanted to view him prior to cremation because there's no service etc. He had been off his dialysis and other things for 2 weeks and the FD and hospice said they had never known to last that long. He wanted to wait till his birthday and that was on Father's Day. Bless his heart he hung on. He lost his wife right before Thanksgiving 2023..

I don't understand why you don't have way more followers, your page is so awesome and so informative and you Kari seem so nice! I really enjoy your videos, especially these 2 minute videos, they are so informative and I always learn something new. 🩵🩵