When we die, where does our blood go?

Braniff supposedly issues in Mexico with one of their aircraft in the Jellybean livery, because the shade of purple was similar to the moth and it spooked some of the locals.

My father died sitting up in bed. When I got there the upper half of his body was white, giving the definitive meaning to the expression “dead white.”

Yes, hummingbirds, butterflies, and corn and flowers too!

There’s a nice YouTube channel called Ask A Mortician. She’s a big proponent of expanding the methods of dealing with the departed including composting and “water cremation” (dissolving in acid). Some people get all upset about composting or dissolving “grandma”, and the resulting disposal of the results, but don’t seem to be bothered that blood and other fluids from bodies go down the drain.

During an autopsy, all sorts of tissues may be removed for later analysis and not put back for the funeral. (Fun fact: Mrs. FtG once observed an autopsy. To fill in the space left by the removal of organs kitty litter was used.) These organs and such are later disposed of just like stuff taken from live people during surgery. I.e., a certain class of medical waste.

There’s also a horror computer game called The Mortuary Assistant. It’s allegedly pretty accurate as far as some of the procedures and tools such as draining blood (but not the scary stuff).

“That’s odd, usually the blood gets off at the second floor.”

Wasn’t it more than coagulated? I seem to remember it was turned to powder.