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Bodies pulled from the ash were frozen in position, With arms and legs bent inwards. Kayla: A pyroclastic flow
can be 200 or 300 degrees, And that causes the muscles
to dehydrate instantly, Causing them to then flex
inward due to contraction, And they end up in this
pose, which we call a
pugilistic attitude, Kind of like a boxer protecting
his face with his fists
can be 200 or 300 degrees, And that causes the muscles
to dehydrate instantly, Causing them to then flex
inward due to contraction, And they end up in this
pose, which we call a
pugilistic attitude, Kind of like a boxer protecting
his face with his fists
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Bodies pulled from the ash
were frozen in position,
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With arms and
legs bent inwards.
00:00:10.001 --> 00:00:13.011
Kayla: A pyroclastic flow
can be 200 or 300 degrees,
00:00:13.212 --> 00:00:16.413
And that causes the muscles
to dehydrate instantly,
00:00:16.515 --> 00:00:19.817
Causing them to then flex
inward due to contraction,
00:00:19.919 --> 00:00:23.022
And they end up in this
pose, which we call a
pugilistic attitude,
00:00:23.322 --> 00:00:26.824
Kind of like a boxer protecting
his face with his fists.
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Movie Summary
Forensic experts scan Pompeii's victims to investigate why they didn't escape the eruption.