[Shimmer1]

I don’t know the correct way to phrase this, but rigor mortis sort of “lets go” after a period of time. Hours, I believe

[B4Ranch]

The joints are stiff for 1-3 days, but after this time general tissue decay and leaking of lysosomal intracellular digestive enzymes will cause the muscles to relax.

[Boogieman]

Yes, and decomposition can be quite unpredictable too, because it depends on so many other conditions.

[Neidermeyer]

I don’t know about that ,, my father back in the 1940’s dated a morticians daughter and assisted in a few “preparations” ,,, you just couldn’t get the job done without “tendon snips”..