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Why are embaled bodies hard?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

Embalming basically dehydrates the body and uses various chemicals to coat the body's tissues. Ever eaten a peice of beef jerky? That's a dead body. Dehydrated and stiff. Of course, the body naturally goes stiff after death when the muscles seize up and become a little like beef jerky.

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14y ago

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