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05-22-2009, 10:48 AM
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Re: Boy Accidently Locked Himself In Box
It's not mold Chris, it's adipocere. It is formed by the slow hydrolysis of fats in decomposing material such as a human cadaver by action of anaerobic bacteria. The transformation of fats into adipocere occurs best in the absence of oxygen in cold and humid environment, such as in wet ground or mud at the bottom of a lake or a sealed casket, or in this case a box, and it can occur with both embalmed and untreated bodies. Corpses of infants, young children and overweight people are particularly prone to adipocere transformation.
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