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Help me understand the decomposition of the Queens body as it lies in a casket for 5+ days
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Help me understand the decomposition of the Queens body as it lies in a casket for 5+ days
Has anyone ever pondered maybe she actually isn’t in the casket. The public have no idea if she is in there or not. Maybe she is in a freezer somewhere now being preserved and she will be moved into her actual coffin on the day of the funeral? Maybe the public are just viewing an empty coffin with a flag draped over the top . The public would never see her body again regardless-as the coffin is always closed, so this could easily pulled off. On the day of the funeral they will move her body into her actual coffin after being embalmed. The coffin people are going to view now could be just a dummy? Just a thought.
Has anyone ever pondered maybe she actually isn’t in the casket. The public have no idea if she is in there or not. Maybe she is in a freezer somewhere now being preserved and she will be moved into her actual coffin on the day of the funeral? Maybe the public are just viewing an empty coffin with a flag draped over the top . The public would never see her body again regardless-as the coffin is always closed, so this could easily pulled off. On the day of the funeral they will move her body into her actual coffin after being embalmed. The coffin people are going to view now could be just a dummy? Just a thought.More
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I was wondering this exact same thing and was discussing it with my other half but concluded it must be the embalming process. It’s probably more intense than the average person has. It’s also a closed casket so may be sealed quite well. The brain I believe is usually the first thing to decompose but otherwise it does take a fair amount of time for the body to really start the process I think.
I was wondering this exact same thing and was discussing it with my other half but concluded it must be the embalming process. It’s probably more intense than the average person has. It’s also a closed casket so may be sealed quite well. The brain I believe is usually the first thing to decompose but otherwise it does take a fair amount of time for the body to really start the process I think.More
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It’s not an open casket - that’s not very common in UK
It’s not an open casket - that’s not very common in UKMore
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So, we can be sure that her body will rot just as any “commoner’s.” Death will render unto her the most ordinary of fates shared by every person who has ever lived with or without the plundered fortunes of the oppressed and subjugated.
So, we can be sure that her body will rot just as any “commoner’s.” Death will render unto her the most ordinary of fates shared by every person who has ever lived with or without the plundered fortunes of the oppressed and subjugated.More
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The cadavers in my anatomy classes are kept for two years. Embalming and refrigeration is a magical thing
The cadavers in my anatomy classes are kept for two years. Embalming and refrigeration is a magical thingMore
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Thirdly, she almost certainly is decomposing to some degree. Apart from preservatives and makeup to make her look fresh, they're almost likely filling the room with other scents like perfume to cover the otherwise obvious corpse odour.
Thirdly, she almost certainly is decomposing to some degree. Apart from preservatives and makeup to make her look fresh, they're almost likely filling the room with other scents like perfume to cover the otherwise obvious corpse odour.More
It is 100% formaldehyde and embalming procedure here keeping her looking good. In fact, they probably did a lot of things to her. Tapped eyelids shut, sewed mouth in appealing fashion, etc. Those open casket bodies are REALLY touched up in ways you can't imagine. There's good videos on youtube about it.More
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Also when embalming every hole or opening is sewn shut once complete even eyelids and mouths are stitched from inside so you don't see the stitches
Also when embalming every hole or opening is sewn shut once complete even eyelids and mouths are stitched from inside so you don't see the stitchesMore
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Her coffin is lead lined and air tight this stops decomposition massively also embalmed too I'm guessing
Lead lining has zero to do with decomposition before burialMore
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Fun fact I thought was interesting in med school: cadavers used for an anatomy lab can be in use for over a year; granted, they’re aren’t maintained for aesthetic reasons, like a corpse during a wake/visitation would be
Fun fact I thought was interesting in med school: cadavers used for an anatomy lab can be in use for over a year; granted, they’re aren’t maintained for aesthetic reasons, like a corpse during a wake/visitation would beMore
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