how long before a dead body goes cold?

Answer 1

Why you asking? ........... It depends where you store the body

Answer 2

in about a couple of seconds, But you know honey, When my mother died, We all knew and was told by the doctor that, when her toes became purple, and very cold, Her lower body is already dead, And its a true fact that , once you see that sign, in a few seconds or so later, That person will turn ice cold

Answer 3

why are you asking such a morbid quest/however rigor mortis can set in 2/3/4/ hours depending what the environment is where the body is laid out and thin blood will cool quicker than thick

Answer 4

the body looses heat right away, you can feel the difference in less than a hour, to get completely to room temperature takes a while, as is hours..12 to 24

Answer 5

Depends on the ambient temprature. A thermometer is inserted into the cadaver, usually in the liver, and a math formula is used with these two numbers to make the determination of an approximate time of death.

Answer 6

That depends on the outside factors such as room/air temperature etc.

Answer 7

2 hours before rigor mortis kicks in where the body freezes up and locks in place.

Answer 8

dont know why you would want to know but i think its about 12 hours before rigga sets in but it depends on the environment

Answer 9

never been around somebody dead before!

Answer 10

Depends if they die in the shade or in direct sunlight