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  2. Corpse decomposition - Wikipedia

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    Common wild pig (boar) corpse decomposition timelapse. Decomposition is the process in which the organs and complex molecules of animal and human bodies break down into simple organic matter over time. In vertebrates, five stages of decomposition are typically recognized: fresh, bloat, active decay, advanced decay, and dry/skeletonized. [1]

  3. Why do some corpses appear ‘incorrupt’? Expert explains the ...

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    In early stages, you may get bloating or skin slippage as bacteria begin to do their job and tissues begin to break down. This would be followed by putrefaction (or decaying of the tissues).

  4. Death erection - Wikipedia

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    A death erection, angel lust, rigor erectus, or terminal erection [1] is a post-mortem erection, technically a priapism, observed in the corpses of men who have been executed, particularly by hanging. [2]

  5. Cadaver - Wikipedia

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    Corpses of Parisian Communards. A cadaver, often known as a corpse, is a dead human body. Cadavers are used by medical students, physicians and other scientists to study anatomy, identify disease sites, determine causes of death, and provide tissue to repair a defect in a living human being. Students in medical school study and dissect cadavers ...

  6. How Do Actors Play Corpses on Shows Like ‘Law and Order’?

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    After so many hours marathoning Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, viewers eventually start to wonder: How do actors convincingly play corpses? And do they get breaks to breathe? Luckily, Ask Us ...

  7. Health risks from dead bodies - Wikipedia

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    The health risks of dead bodies are dangers related to the improper preparation and disposal of cadavers. While normal circumstances allow cadavers to be quickly embalmed , cremated , or buried ; natural and man-made disasters can quickly overwhelm and/or interrupt the established protocols for dealing with the dead.

  8. Exploding whale - Wikipedia

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    Later that day, Thornton told the Eugene Register-Guard, "It went just exactly right. Except the blast funneled a hole in the sand under the whale" and that some of the whale chunks were subsequently blown back toward the onlookers and their cars.

  9. Breaking character - Wikipedia

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    From the American critical perspective, the British slang term can also carry a deeper secondary meaning: by breaking character, the actor has pulled the audience out of the dramatic work and back to reality, effectively killed the character they are attempting to portray, and figuratively turned the character into a corpse. [1]