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The Physical Processes of Decay

1 hour after death the muscles relax totally.

3 hours after death rigor mortis sets in. [Interesting if they died in an unusual position]

After 1 day the body has fully returned to room temperature. [I presume the skin cools much more rapidly but internal...]

After 1 day the skin shrinks/contracts. This makes it appear that the hair and nails have, or are still, growing.

Within 1 to 2 days, if flies are around, they will begin laying maggots in available areas of the body such as between the lips and eyelids.

After 2 days rigor mortis relaxes.

After 2 days the internal tissue begins the process of decay; starting to turn into gasses and liquids.

Within 1 week the flesh has become `liquid like' under the skin; and the skin can fall off if touched.

In 2 weeks the stomach distends due to accumulation of gasses and this can lead to the discharge of a dark, bloody liquid from the nose and mouth of the corpse.

After 3 to 4 weeks the body is extremely decayed:- hair and nails can be easily pulled out; the trunk has swollen to twice its size; while the face has gone a purple green and the tongue protrudes.

[One bloke mentioned that after 5-6 weeks the body has become what they in the trade call a `soup'...]

Finally; if a body is buried in the ground then after a time of 10 years all tissue has turned to liquid and gas and been absorbed by the surrounding ground leaving only the bones.



Anyway; I hope the information was useful and not too disturbing. Any errors are undoubtedly my own as I only started taking notes half way through the show.

by Michael Barlow

Note: I ain't sure where this article originally came from. A removal request will be honored immediately.