Mindless About The Details?

Joseph bought a long sheet of linen cloth. Then he took Jesus’ body down from the cross, wrapped it in the cloth, and laid it in a tomb that had been carved out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone in front of the entrance. [Mark 15.46]

I know we tend to read over the details here because they simply don't have great significance. But something stopped me today. Do I mindlessly skim over these details?

Jesus was nailed to the Cross. From all accounts, it would seem the nails were in fact spikes that bore the entire weight of Jesus' body on the Cross. These spikes would necessarily have been substantial enough to bear the weight of a writhing man, but also long enough to be firmly driven into the cross so as not to come out under the weight and resistance of a dying man. It would also have been necessary that the spikes used to crucify Jesus have some kind of "head" on them so as to prevent feet and hands slipping or being pulled off them (unless hands and feet were also tied to the cross).

For all the gruesome details involved with fastening a living man to a wooden cross to kill him, how much more gruesome would it have been to unfasten the resultant dead man from that cross? How did they get the spikes out? How much more damage was done to the body in the process of taking it off the cross?

And, in the case of Jesus, who removed the crown of thorns that was embedded into the flesh of His bruised and undoubtedly swollen head?

Do any of these details and the questions surrounding them even matter?

One thing is for certain, Joseph of Arimathea would have been able to answer every single one of these questions.

Why weren't the eleven remaining disciples the ones to take Jesus' body down?

For some reason, I find this all very unsettling today. 

Father, The time in reading about the crucifixion every year comes and goes so fast... I find myself feeling senseless toward it. I want however to savor the suffering of Jesus and every detail about His crucifixion and burial. Of course, I want to rejoice in His resurrection, but, how can I fully appreciate it if I have not comprehended the preceding suffering? May I not be mindless about the details!