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8 September 2025

  • curprev 08:1908:19, 8 September 2025SoilaWorthen86 talk contribs 6,385 bytes +6,385 Created page with "<br>Rigor mortis is the explanation why the phrase "stiff" is a slang term for a dead body. Two or three hours after an individual or animal dies, the muscles start to stiffen. This phenomenon progresses in a downward, head-to-toe path. In 12 to 18 hours the physique is, as the saying goes, stiff as a board. At this stage, you possibly can transfer the joints solely by pressure, breaking them in the process. It takes about two days for rigor mortis to fade, and once it d..."