I assume once a body relaxes in death water could also enter the esophagus, stomach, and slowly saturate through the tissues as well. The lungs alone wouldn't have to account for the bouyancy differential.
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Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 26, 2005 5:25:21 pm PST #5821 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Betsy HP - Dec 26, 2005 5:28:53 pm PST #5822 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
I always admire ita's quest for accuracy.
I think the cycle for a corpse is float-sink-float. The question is how long the floating period lasts, and how long it takes for an Immortal to revive.
tommyrot - Dec 26, 2005 5:36:29 pm PST #5823 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I think the cycle for a corpse is float-sink-float. The question is how long the floating period lasts,
Yes.
I posted something about this a while back. Don't remember where it was from, though.
tommyrot - Dec 26, 2005 5:45:35 pm PST #5824 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
What makes a corpse float or sink: [link]
JenP - Dec 26, 2005 5:46:01 pm PST #5825 of 10001
Watched Christmas Invasion and enjoyed it. I like #10 very much, from what I can tell. But I remain in love with #9. It's all good, though.
Also looking forward to Torchwood. I wonder if they'll start at the same time.
tiggy - Dec 26, 2005 6:06:19 pm PST #5826 of 10001
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
Also looking forward to Torchwood. I wonder if they'll start at the same time.
unfortunately, UKers are telling me Torchwood won't even start filming until january. they're betting it will start up just as the new Who season finishes.
WindSparrow - Dec 26, 2005 6:33:52 pm PST #5827 of 10001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Ah well, give us something to keep warm with, while we wait for series 3 of the new Who, it will.
sumi - Dec 26, 2005 7:31:46 pm PST #5828 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Damn, I want to see the Christmas Invasion!
I wish they'd get somebody to air Who in the US already!
Polter-Cow - Dec 26, 2005 8:31:13 pm PST #5829 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
§ ita § - Dec 26, 2005 9:47:29 pm PST #5830 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Torchwood! Oh, that explains...never mind.
That site says that lungs fill with water, but I found other studies, based off of autopsies that said they didn't.
Irrelevant, anyway. Whyever they sink, they sink. Now, can the immortal gain...ground by swimming upwards? How long are they alive? Fuck, if they have water in their lungs, don't they drown again right away? How could they even walk out? Even if their recuperation drives the water out (like the bullets may be expelled) there's nowhere to get oxygen from.