Adipocere or Grave Wax: How Body Fat Preserves Corpses for Centuries

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[00:00:00]Did you know human body fat can chemically turn into a waxy soap that preserves a corpse for centuries? It is called adipocere or grave wax. A French chemist named [music] the substance back in 1789. It forms when a body is in cold, wet, and oxygen poor [music] conditions. Under those conditions, body fat undergoes a chemical reaction called saponification, the same reaction [music] that makes soap. The result is a waxy white substance that locks the body in place. Sealed coffins and bog burials can preserve adipocere bodies for 2,000 years or more.

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