Count down with me--Day 12

I once read an article in an industrial newspaper, where a manufacturer was explaining about their new product; their newly developed coffin, produced in a way the nails used for it wouldn't "hurt the bones" and thus would "protect the dignity of the deceased" during the incineration process. I did not (and do not) understand that sentiment about bones. At that time heavy metals and other chemicals left in the ashes from the funeral sites (those were leftover ashes after people picked up the bones) were gaining attention. Chemicals from both the human bodies and the coffins. The story "The Shroud for the Mourners" got started here.
The confection I referred to as "candied agar" is something we call "amber sugar." Here is a photo of them. I love them, they are crispy when your teeth touch them but soft and sticky inside.


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(YES--the above photo does include a few things that are not edible. Can you point out which ones?)