I am talking about TOD (time of death) within few hours to a day
2006-08-20 00:25:02 · 8 answers · asked by froggy 3 in Health ➔ Other - Health
People should not answer questions when they have no clue what they are talking about. First of all, rigor mortis DOES NOT cause the organs to swell, maggots are NOT in or on a body until advanced stages of decompostion and the body does not weigh any more than when the person was alive!!!
2006-08-20 11:59:10 · answer #1 · answered by Reagan 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would have thought Rigo nailed it on the head on this one especially ending it in the "hense dead weight!!"
until like MichPH said and was right...some people just talk out of the wrong end sometimes!! A*S-U-ME-ING they know the answer....
Just like I was going to...until I looked it up!! :D LOL
2006-08-21 05:15:44 · answer #2 · answered by kdefranceschi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rigor mortis sets in, and it causes the body cavities, organs, etc. to swell. Although the body loses all of its fluids, it is full of more air, and the weight is not distributed like a normal living being.
2006-08-20 07:31:48 · answer #3 · answered by gaybobbarker 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
there are no muscles at work, and fluids are collecting inside the body and the body bloats with the amount of bacterial activity inside of it.
Hence the phrase "dead weight".
2006-08-20 07:30:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Dead" weight always seems heavier than live weight. because of the involuntary help that a live person gives.
2006-08-20 07:31:22 · answer #5 · answered by Iron Rider 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Additional bacteria, plus maggots and other insect larvae feeding on the remains.
2006-08-20 07:31:01 · answer #6 · answered by stevewbcanada 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I believe Rigo is correct.
2006-08-20 07:31:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they have no air in the lungs..
2006-08-20 07:30:49 · answer #8 · answered by momsapplepeye 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋