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To: bigtoona; jimbo123

How long does it take for a dead body to float to the bottom of a pool? I mean we all know he had to have been high, TMZ says so BUT I am thinking her timeline is off.


15 posted on 06/17/2012 10:43:07 AM PDT by ColdOne (I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11 0bie don' t eat my dog!)
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To: ColdOne
How long does it take for a dead body to float to the bottom of a pool?

Forever. A dead body might 'sink' to the bottom, but it cannot 'float' to the bottom.

22 posted on 06/17/2012 10:53:01 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lame and ill-informed post)
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To: ColdOne

Immediately. As soon as the lungs fill with water a human body will sink like a stone. It takes quiet a while for gasses created by decomposition to float the body again. And here I didn’t think I learned anything useful in boot camp.


32 posted on 06/17/2012 11:16:04 AM PDT by Melas (u)
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To: ColdOne

I think a body sinks pretty quickly. It only later comes to the surface when it bloats and fills with gas.


33 posted on 06/17/2012 11:16:35 AM PDT by pennyfarmer (Even a RINO will chew its foot off when caught in a trap.)
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To: ColdOne

It depends on too many factors to make a snap judgement. Some people are just not naturally buoyant, doubly so if their lungs are filled with water.


57 posted on 06/17/2012 12:17:20 PM PDT by Boogieman
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