Plot question: not yet released scifi novel

[Dennis]

If a human died in a vat of pickle relish, would they float or sink?

[Theodore]

If it's very salty, they would float (think the Dead Sea). If people are worried about their salt intake and go for the low-salt variety, then you might be in trouble unless it's very thick and gooey. (;>)

The fact is, I really don't know for sure.

[Anna]

Dead bodies float in the sea (gas inside) and have to be weighted down to keep them down. In an industrial sized vat perhaps they could be rammed to the bottom and it might be more difficult for them to float to the very top and be seen. If you don't want the body to be seen, you could make the pickle very thick.

I do hope you want this for a novel...

Sorry, I've just been watching a murder mystery on TV! And like Theodore, I couldn't be sure about this!

[Theodore]

Dennis wrote: "If a human died in a vat of pickle relish, would they float or sink?"

To make sure the vic sinks, have the perp tie a cinder block to their ankles. Works every time.

[Dale]

Or, since it's science fiction, have it be Arcturan pickle relish, which everyone knows is so light that even a helium balloon would have trouble staying afloat in it.

;-)

[D.J.]

Also take into account the vat size. People stuffed into oil barrels only just fill them. So they don’t float or sink. I know this from personal experience. It was it TV?

[Carole]

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