Hair and nails do not continue to grow after death, but appear longer due to dehydration. Bodies can turn into grave wax, and Victorian-era people took photos of their deceased loved ones. An 18th-century physician claimed the human soul weighs about 21 grams.
Contrary to popular belief, hair and nails do not continue to grow after death. It just seems that way because when the body becomes dehydrated, the skin shrinks from the hair and nails, making them appear longer. For this reason, funeral homes usually put a lot of moisturizer on their clients to preserve a more natural look.
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Under the right conditions of humidity and temperature, bodies can turn into a soapy substance known as adipocere, or grave wax, rather than decompose. A famous example of this is the “Soap Lady” in the Mutter Museum in Philadelphia.
Many people in the Victorian era took pictures of their loved ones shortly after they died. They would wait until the person died because taking a photograph was prohibitively expensive and some people could only afford a few in a lifetime. Children were often arranged to appear as if they were sleeping, while adults were often posed leaning against the landscape or reclining in a chair.
Dr Duncan MacDougall, an 18th century physician in the United States, claimed that the human soul has measurable mass. Dr. MacDougall weighed six of his patients while on their deathbeds and then immediately after their deaths to see how much mass the body lost when the soul left. According to Dr. MacDougall, the human soul weighs about 21 grams, or just under an ounce.
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