There is a point in degradation where photos of dead bodies isn't really seen as repulsive or morbid. amirite?

It's the point where you are no longer likely to catch a disease from it.

by Ok-Company-5878 1 week ago

Finding a corpse has three different levels depending on the recency of death, with some blurring between one and the next Scary — fresh body, no decomposition Gross — decaying body Cool — dry bones/mummified

by Top_House9316 1 week ago

Decaying soft tissue is ingrained in our psyche as something that can make us sick. The less "squishy" remains are, the less repulsive. I had no problems working with bones in archaeology. They're stable and dry and don't have a bad smell. I probably wouldn't like working with cadavers.

by Striking_Light780 1 week ago

Very true! There's plenty of scary scavengers that would be attracted to the decay

by Striking_Light780 1 week ago

Or the original killer

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Older bones tend to leave a horrible smell on your fingers

by Anonymous 1 week ago

How old are we talking?? I also didn't make a habit of smelling my fingers after handling remains

by Striking_Light780 1 week ago

I have an interesting perspective on this as I did my fair share of archeology and had no issues with bones. I'm now qualifying as a nurse this year and have no problem with (fresh) dead bodies. I also deal with alive bodies but they are sometimes icky. When I studied forensics, the idea of rotting human flesh really made me nauseous. But like I said, I'm a nurse and work with dead or decaying flesh a lot - on alive people. Doesn't phase me. I actually work with over 65s - one of the highest risk population for nasty pressure sores, down to the bone. Also waiting for the day I find a missing diabetic toe in my patients bedding or sock. You're right it's definitely something to do with what can make us sick. If that person has decaying tissue and is dead, something killed them I gotta stay away.

by Fun_Corgi 1 week ago

People swim in the ocean, and there are surely dead bodies in there. People won't swim in a pool with a dead body in it. That means that a ratio exists where people start to find it acceptable to swim with a dead body. Somewhere in between a pool and the ocean.

by arely18 1 week ago

"out of sight? out of mind" Or in this case, out of sight AND out of mind (aka hiding the body in the pool drain won't help)  Dead body in the same lake? well is it big enough of a lake that it "feels" like it can't really affect you, like the situation isn't reachable for you? Then its okay (so a tiny lake isn't out of mind, you can see the other shore. A giant lake? meh its usually another country on the other side by then!) In your office building? a little close no? In your neighbours? maybe, maybe not? A few buildings down, and people seem to be handling it? probably doesn't worry you. A few apartments down? eh its fine usually (even if its closer then the above examples)

by Anonymous 1 week ago

A museum local to me has an Egyptian mummy. There is a sign saying something like "This is real human remains, please treat the exhibit with appropriate respect". So, sure the repulsion goes, but some of the morbidity is permanent.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Was going to say something similar. Theres some mummies in the British Museum inside glass boxes that you can walk all around. Theres something about it being there in the same space as you that feels incredibly haunting

by jessika15 1 week ago

It's always morbid and repulsive to me. Have you ever seen a mummy up close my dude?

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I'd agree with morbid, and pretty gross, but I wouldn't have said viscerally repulsive.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Not if they're in your dating profile

by ltrantow 1 week ago

Different contexts

by batzmalcolm 1 week ago