Charles Robinson wrote: >On Nov 28, 2006, at 16:22, Mark Roberts wrote: > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> I have no idea what a floater is >> >> It's someone who drowns and sinks to the bottom of a lake or river in >> the fall or winter and then resurfaces in the spring when the water >> undergoes a temperature inversion. At least that's what my S.O. the >> pathologist told me. > >Also... if the body/water is warm enough for the body to start >rotting, there is a build-up of gases that help 'em float as well. >I've got to imagine that the cold might slow down this buildup and >also be responsible for holding 'em down until the spring. > >Lovely imagery.
But wait! There's more! Beacuse of the smell they do the autopsies of these bodies in specially sealed rooms, known in the trade as "stinkerboxes". -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
