Mortician Answers MORE Dead Body Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED

Victor M. Sweeney, a licensed funeral director and mortician, once again answers the internet's burning questions about dead bodies and the funeral director profession. When someone dies, what happens to their poo? If a person dies with contacts in...does a mortician take them out? Will your cat actually eat you when you die? Victor answers all these questions and much more.



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[brianna]

His ability to cope with an incredibly traumatic childhood in such a productive and healthy way is so admirable. He’s honestly an amazing role model

[psychotropicstate]

Victor Sweeney is the most mortician name ever. Same with his backstory. love this guy

[jazzyj]

Q: "What inspired you to become a mortician?"
This guy: 'Death was stalking me, now I am the one who stalks."

[Smiley_Fruitcake]

I like how gentle he is about answering these questions. He's not sugar-coating gentle, he's just gentle.

[guitarheroaero]

This guy is the definition of charisma. He takes a topic that can be incredibly morbid and depressing, and finds a way to make it fascinating and even artistic. He could narrate paint drying and I'd be engaged.

[chronomage]

This man has both the most mortician name and backstory, he embraces death as a natural thing and he decided to make a job out of that. Truly inspiring, 10/10 person

[GodofMediocrity]

Is no one gonna talk about how traumatizing it probably was for him to find his best friend dead at 4 years old? I feel so bad for him :(

[Whoami]

There is so much about this guy that is amazing
His name
His backstory
His professionalism
His conduct
The way he dresses (love the waistcoat)
The way he never laughs at questions
Th detail in his answers
The way he is educating us to a profession we, frankly, hear very little about.
The way his literally looks the way I woud picture a mortician looking.
his humility.

[tabithasanders]

I can’t imagine his name being anything but Victor M. Sweeney. He needs his own show.

[jengomez]

This guy is so eloquent. He sounds like a college professor.

[marcy]

“Are all morticians this hot?”
“No.”
Handsome and funny, what a guy

[wripley]

I'm not going to straight up dox the guy, but I worked the ambulance service in a nearby city, and he is seriously, this cool off camera.

[alligeek]

Things I never imagined I'd ever say: "YAY! The mortician is back!"

[KHMakerD]

Man lost so many people so quickly. Glad he’s doing alright.

[afluffydoggo]

This guy is incredible: the name, the appearance, the charm... he looks like a character out of a book or something like that.

[SupermanHopkins]

Victor, if you see this, please know that you helped me get through a close friend's passing. He was young like me, and you never expect something like this to happen.

During the viewing before the funeral, I noticed that his cheeks were pink and rosy, he didn't look caked in make-up and he simply looked asleep. I immediately thought about the things you mentioned about the red liquid and how it's used to bring color to faces. I also remembered how you talked about why morticians place the left hand over the right.

All of those things were going through my head as I saw my good friend laying in the casket. And you know what? Knowing that he had received such good care because you detailed how bodies are to be handled and cared for brought some peace to my heart. Thank you, Victor. 🙏🏿

[gerooowd]

This guy literally has the batman backstory but instead of being a superhero he became a mortician 😂

[seeneeven-op]

i like how he speaks and explains himself. if he wasn't a mortician he's probably a private tutor or a college professor somewhere.

[TheRobertLeach]

The fact that he even answers the obvious joke/ironic questions as seriously as possible is extremely admirable.

[jnoshields]

Victor is amazing. Someone, please give this man his own show.