Gross question, right?
It happened to come to me after watching that gory Sci-fi flick VIRUS, where an alien program infects a Russian ship’s computer, which then creates intelligent robots, which use human body parts to augment their resources.
We all know that detached muscle tissue will respond to electric shock for some time after death but how many hours before it stops responding? When rigor mortuus sets in? After rigor breaks down?
Without any special conditions like being kept in a cold environment or saline solution to prolong viability – like they do with transplants.
Neural tissue goes more quickly, like the brain and major nerve trunks. Muscles are tougher though and differently constructed.
Some mornings, it’s just not worth chewing through the leather straps.
