▲ 638 ▼ What is a well known 'public secret' in the industry you work in that the majority of outsiders are unaware of? (lemm.ee) submitted 2 years ago by NotSpez@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 651 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child) You're saying lean people make bad cadavers? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] medgremlin@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 2 years ago If they are very lean, yeah, it can be a problem. Having a bit of adipose to absorb some of the formaldehyde and retain some moisture helps to keep the tissues from drying out. Once the body tissues dry out, they're basically mummified and dissecting them would be about as useful and easy as dissecting jerky. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] medgremlin@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 2 years ago If they are very lean, yeah, it can be a problem. Having a bit of adipose to absorb some of the formaldehyde and retain some moisture helps to keep the tissues from drying out. Once the body tissues dry out, they're basically mummified and dissecting them would be about as useful and easy as dissecting jerky. permalink fedilink source parent