Calcium oxide requires moisture to slake,
In dry soil the body dries up like a mummified cake.
R is for RIGOR MORTIS
After death the body stiffens from the head to the toes,
This condition recedes only when it starts to decompose.
S is for STOMACH CONTENTS
The state of digestion of the food found inside,
Indicates tiger swallowed a drumstick whole just before he died.
T is for TOXICOLOGY
Tiny traces of poisons can be detected,
So samples of urine, blood, hair and spit are all inspected.
Forensic Alphabet #1 A-D
Forensic Alphabet #2 E-H
Forensic Alphabet #3 I-L
Forensic Alphabet #4 M-P
6 comments:
Stomach contents is possibly my favourite so far.
Thanks Giffy. Pathologist Pig is my favourite forensic toy model. He emotes a sense of wonder and excitement in his work, and yet I feel confident that he's a meticulous professional who would be a tremendous help in any investigation.
Oh my goodness, where do you find the animals. Stomach contents is hilarious!
CD
I'm fortunate that my son has an extensive stuffed animal collection, although the tiger with the stuffed drumstick is actually a puppet. :-)
Is the stuffed drumstick usually attached to the tiger then? That would be weird even in the world of kids-toy-weirdness!
The tiger has a pouch on its front and the drumstick fits into that or dangles from a small string. Apparently some toy designer realised their was a need in the market to have tiger puppets with pockets containing plush drumsticks on string. :-)
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