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Be Amazed

What Happens When You Die?

Be Amazed

Be Amazed

Science, Society & Culture, History, Leisure, Documentary

5710 Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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How exactly does death work? What really happens to body, mind, or even soul?! Today we’re going to talk about all things death, from curious talking cadavers, to the science behind people claiming to have seen the ‘other side’!



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0:00.0

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0:34.9

And while we sort of know how taxes work, how exactly does death work? What really

0:40.2

happens to body mind or even soul? Today we're going to talk about all things death, from curious

0:46.8

talking cadavers, to the science behind people claiming to have seen the other side. I know all this

0:53.4

death talk can be pretty morbid, but since

0:55.8

you already clicked on this episode, it's probably safe to assume you two are a little curious

1:00.7

to know what happens when you die.

1:02.4

You're listening. You're listening. You're listening to be amazed. Before we begin contemplating the afterlife and all that jazz, let's begin with the stuff we can scientifically measure, the physical stuff that happens to the body, once one has popped their clog, so to speak.

1:26.6

When you shuffle off this mortal coil, like most dead people, once one has popped their clogs, so to speak.

1:27.8

When you shuffle off this mortal coil, like most dead people, your lungs most likely won't

1:33.3

be breathing air and your heart will no longer be circulating blood.

1:38.2

Without the fresh supplies of oxygenated blood, the brain will shut down and the body

1:42.5

will enter a state known as primary flaccidity

1:46.0

where all muscles relax.

1:48.0

Limbs will become flexible, eyelids lose their tension, pupils dilate, and the jaw might even drop open.

1:55.0

Which is why most funeral homes will actually stitch the mouth shut.

2:00.0

You know, so that grandma looks a

2:02.2

little less zombie-like at her open casket funeral. And with all muscles relaxing, that

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