After plane or space craft crashes, what happens to the bodies? Do they implode because of the pressure? In plane crashes, clothes and pieces of the aircraft are found, but no bodies.
After the challenger explosion there weren’t any bodies either.
What happens to them?
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I am under the impression of “no bodies”, because:
A. They never go into detail about bodies (yes it’s morbid, but it’s also an unanswered question….hence why I’m here) on the news/documentaries, only about the vehicle and crash site information.
B. I do not understand force and the fragility of the human body on that scale, —which is funny because I have been in a life altering car accident so I do have *some* understanding of how damaging very high speeds in heavy machinery can be. You’re crushed like bugs, basically. Just needed some eli5 to confirm it with more dangerous transport options.
Nonetheless, I have learned a great deal from you all, thank you💙
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Intact bodies are often found from plane crashes in which there is an attempted emergency landing, or the speed of the aircraft is lower such as during a failed landing. In these situations the fuselage will break into sections and individuals may be sucked out of the now broken aircraft. These crashes will create a trail of debris and bodies that allow air crash investigators to track the timeline of the aircraft’s breakup. This is also why emergency services such as ambulances will arrive at plane crashes. It is not uncommon for individuals sucked out of aircraft to survive the initial crash, but be found in critical condition.
However, most plane crashes are higher speed and will cause a near complete disintegration of the aircraft and it’s passengers. There will typically be remains recovered, but they will be quite small.
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