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I found this to be fascinating -- for those who may not have read the fine article, the movement isn't autonomic, it's due to the decomposition process. But st
by andrewaylett 2y ago
I found this to be fascinating -- for those who may not have read the fine article, the movement isn't autonomic, it's due to the decomposition process. But studying what happens to a corpse between death and discovery is quite challenging, and I'm impressed that they devised a suitable experiment and were able to carry it out.
- cebert 2y agoSomeone needs to do research like this, but I would have a very difficult time with the subject matter.
- yndoendo 2y agoSomeone that runs a funeral home wouldn't have an issue. They are the ones that cut up a body, that is donated to science, and ship parts around to buyers. Most institutions only want part of a body for testing and studying so a whole body is worth less than a cut up body. Now does the post-mortal movement still occur in body parts versus the whole body?
- quitit 2y agoIt’s a fair bit more common than you might assume. This article talks about 6 of such “body farms” in the USA. They are focussed on learning about decomposition in different settings, such as being wrapped in plastic, carpet, in a car’s trunk etc. https://www.forbes.com/sites/kristinakillgrove/2015/06/10/these-six-body-farms-help-forensic-anthropologists-learn-to-solve-crimes/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/kristinakillgrove/2015/06/10/th...
- lostlogin 2y agoA MR tech colleague was scanning a cadaver one night after hours for someone’s research project (possibly on ultra short TE imaging). She finished a scan then reviewed it. They were moving and the images suffered from motion artifact. Presumably defrosting or something. She wasn’t ok with this.
- ConfusedDog 2y agoThat's funny. Traumatic for her, but funny.