I've seen the commercials for those "Space Bags" about a million times but this morning something just clicked and I started wondering.
Could you put a body in a space bag? Yes, but you might have to cut it up in pieces. Well, you'd have to do that if you used trash bags.
Would there be any advantage to using the space bag? Hmm. You suck the air out so the body might not decompose quite as fast. It doesn't leak, so no dripping blood in your truck. No air, no bugs, so time of death might be compromised.
Could a cadaver dog smell the body through that airless plastic? If you're a stickler for detail you could always kill a rat and give it a try or just ask someone who owns a cadaver dog.
Could a criminal find other uses for the space bag? How about cocaine smuggling? If the dogs can't smell through the bags you could layer the coke with clothes, maybe throw in a few coffee grounds to make sure. You could bury your money in the back yard and not have to worry about it getting wet. Gee, what if there was a flood and somebody found one of those bags full of money floating by? Or maybe a serial killer's trophies? Does he carry one of those mini-vacs around in his car? And what would a profiler think about that one?!? And then there's weapons. If you need to hang onto a gun, stick it in a space bag and it won't rust or get corroded from setting around under the floorboards. It would definitely keep your powder dry if you're using black powder for pipe bombs or muzzle loaders.
Ooops, just remembered that static electricity can set off black power so the bag might not work for that. Plastic tends to get staticy at times.
And what about using a muzzle loader to kill someone? I'll bet there's no data base for lead balls! Yes, my mind just shifted a bit there. How about you? Ever seen a product advertised that set your muse into overdrive?
4 comments:
I think you just boggled my mind!
That's all right, I was thinking about slapping my own face when I was thinking about this. :)
Blackpowder is regulated in many states, but it's a lot easier to get your hands on than a pistol. And you can build one at a hardware store.
Of course, they aren't as reliable and you only get one shot.
Thanks for the horrible image of a human head in a vacuum sealed bag. I wonder if they'd float.
Where I live, you can get a tag to hunt deer with a black powder rifle, so you can get access to it and the guns in most sporting goods stores.
If you're building a one shot gun, you'd might want to go with a zip gun - you can find detailed directions on the 'net and they shoot shotgun shells or .22 caliber shells depending on your pipe.
As for floating, if the load isn't too heavy, I expect they'd would. But then with no air inside, like an innertube, maybe not. Another experiment!
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