why is a limp body so much harder to pick up than a rigid/tense one?

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why is a limp body so much harder to pick up than a rigid/tense one?

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Centre of gravity. Body with rigor mortis, a rigid one only has one centre of gravity, easier to balance and pick it up. Non rigid body, a squishy one has multiple center of gravity as if every part of the body act as their own. If you pick the body up in the middle (around stomach) you will have at least two centre of gravity, each on the upper and lower part of it. To make it easier, put the body inside a container where that container is a rigid one, thus easier to move it.