whatll happen to the body, i mean w/ no interference, no cops, no ppl, no bugs
2006-10-17 17:33:43 · 9 answers · asked by so so fresh 2 in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body ➔ Other - Skin & Body
Sheesh, don't you watch CSI? :-)
Actually, I just read an intriguing book in which that exact question plays a role in solving a murder mystery. Patricia Cornwell writes what can be described as "forensic thrillers;" she's an M.D. herself and was a chief of forensics for an Eastern police department. In her book "The Body Farm," she follows a murder investigation in which the body of an eleven-year-old girl shows some unusual features in its decomposition. I'll say nothing more, it's a good mystery and a great airport read.
The body farm itself is based on a real place -- a research facility in the hills of Tennessee where forensic scientists study the decomposition of humans under a variety of conditions. I've included a link to a non-fiction book about this place as well.
Oh, and the answer is that for an undisturbed corpse, the rate and eventual end stage of decomposition varies depending on factors such as temperature and humidity. A body in a cold, dry environment will mummify -- that is, the moisture will leave the tissues and they will remain fairly intact. A body in a warm, humid environment will liquefy as the bacteria in the body and the air begin to break down the tissues; the liquid will eventually dry out as the water evaporates from it. Eventually you'll be left with a skeleton and what amounts to a messy dark stain. Even in a vacuum, the body will decompose due to the work of bacteria in the gut; the blood pools in the lower areas of the body (called "lividity"), then the blood itself begins to break down as the internal organs inflate from the gases of decomposition. As the connective tissue dissolves, the body expands, the skin stretches and the tissues become very fragile -- a friend whose brother was a sheriff's deputy told a horrifying tale of removing a corpse from a death scene and having it actually burst like an overripe fig as they tried to get it through the door, arms and legs dislocating and separating from the liquefying muscles and tendons around the joints like the wings and drumsticks of an overboiled chicken.
The more I think about it, the more I like my wife's idea -- cremation followed by having my ashes made into a synthetic gemstone and given to my kids. My family is just warped enough that they'd love passing me around to guests and telling them "Oh, that's my dad -- after he died, we had him made into a diamond."
2006-10-17 18:04:49 · answer #1 · answered by Scott F 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The body will decompose then after quite some time the bones will then decompose ( turn to dust)
2006-10-18 00:36:58 · answer #2 · answered by kgreives 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the body will naturally start to decompose and rot. it's gonna rot and the sight won't be pretty either.
2006-10-18 00:36:23 · answer #3 · answered by Jeni O 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It still rots, I suppose... it all kinda depends on where the body is and, who the person died...
I suggest going to http://www.deathonline.net
2006-10-18 00:36:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are always bugs...even if they are just bacteria..the body will decompose..but if there is a lack of bacteria...like in an airtight chamber...the body will mumify
2006-10-18 00:36:26 · answer #5 · answered by nicole 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Body will decompose .
2006-10-18 00:44:52 · answer #6 · answered by protex75 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Decompose.....and stink in the process!
2006-10-18 00:37:41 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will rot apart fast. It bloats, then falls apart.
2006-10-18 00:36:30 · answer #8 · answered by The Nag 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probally stays in the condition its in.
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2006-10-18 00:42:59 · answer #9 · answered by A follower of Christ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋