Alpo Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 You got a dead body. And it has one or more punctures - bullet hole, stabbing, blunt object damage. Television, and to a lesser extent movies, will have the bad guy stash the body in the overhead and it will be leaking blood, which will seep through the sheetrock ceiling and drip onto someone walking below. And this body will have been up there for times ranging from several hours to a couple of days, and the blood is still liquid. In real life, as opposed to reel life, how long would the blood of a corpse stay liquid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Custer found a mountain lion kill that was probably a couple of weeks old. It was a 4 point buck and a neighbor wanted the head for a skull mount. We removed the head and carried it home in the bed of a side by side. Mind you, the carcass was basically only bone and some skin at this time. There was blood in the bed of the side by side when we removed the head! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Inside the body it will stay liquid for quite some time. Remember the human body is over 90% liquid. Once exposed to the air blood congeals quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozark Huckleberry Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 At what temperature? It tends to stay liquid a lot longer above 31 degrees Fahrenheit. Put 'em in the attic of a house in Florida (eta: in summer -- duh), and it's a pretty good bet you'll get some juicy leakage in fairly short order. The question of the seepage through the ceiling over the long term isn't just the blood; effluvia from bacterial action comes into play as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Look up "putrification". I'd rather not look it up myself, I haven't had breakfast yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 13 hours ago, Ozark Huckleberry said: At what temperature? It tends to stay liquid a lot longer above 31 degrees Fahrenheit. Put 'em in the attic of a house in Florida (eta: in summer -- duh), and it's a pretty good bet you'll get some juicy leakage in fairly short order. The question of the seepage through the ceiling over the long term isn't just the blood; effluvia from bacterial action comes into play as well. And of course blood is not the only liquid in the body. Ya got yer urine, yer mucus, yer spinal fluid, yer bile, etc etc etc… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punxsutawneypete Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 I'm hoping my blood stays liquid for the next 40 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 On 9/23/2022 at 6:44 PM, Utah Bob #35998 said: And of course blood is not the only liquid in the body. Ya got yer urine, yer mucus, yer spinal fluid, yer bile, etc etc etc… And, if it's a male corpse, then there is semen. And, too many seamen up there, and the sheetrock will collapse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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