If it's right, how much fits in the 21grams?
2007-05-11 10:35:06 · 8 answers · asked by EH$AN 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
No it is not necessarily true. This ?myth, ?legend began when a Dr. Duncan MacDougall attempted to prove a persons soul was real and had mass. An experiment in 1907 he set up a bedscale on which dying patients were placed. he recorded weights just prior to and just after the moment of death. Supposedly the was an average loss of approx. 3/4 ounce (21gms) at the moment of death. After accounting for other variables he determined this was the weight of a persons soul.
The results of his experiments have not been duplicated but the legend lives on.
2007-05-11 15:56:34 · answer #1 · answered by sirbuzz8 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, its not true. It was once thought that the human body lost 21 grams at the time of death and some people thought that that was the weight of the soul. It's a myth.
2007-05-11 10:39:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
2 versions i've heard
1. The soul leaves the body
2. All muscles loosen (when muscles are tighten they weight more)
^^^ Hmm i actually wanted to see that movie for quite a while now, didn't even know it had anything 2 do with this.
2007-05-11 10:48:47 · answer #3 · answered by GiZZy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only reason that I can think of for this phenomenon would be that a person cannot control their bowels when they die and they excrete urine and feces. As for the exact number of grams, I cannot say.
2007-05-11 10:39:33 · answer #4 · answered by Jae 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It means our soul weighs 21 grams. its light and universally constant.......... That's Great !
2007-05-11 11:23:57 · answer #5 · answered by nido 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No not true. I doubt that many people died on a scale and that this data base exists.
2007-05-11 11:08:05 · answer #6 · answered by Gene 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, this is a myth/urban legend.
2007-05-11 10:41:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know, I've never died before.
2007-05-11 10:42:36 · answer #8 · answered by Helen Scott 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋