What happens to someone who gets cement shoes?

[Description]

Do the legs eventually rot, permitting the body float to the surface? Or does air slowly seep from the body, causing them to sink?

 

[MacBaine]

The cement shoes prevent the body from floating, which bodies do for a period during decay. After a while though, the body will naturally sink back to the bottom. So by the time the body in cement shoes has had time to rot away and float free, it will no longer float to the surface.

 

[MAME]

they come up for air shortly after

 

[Ameesh]

there feet will get dirty unless they are thrown into a lake and then they will drown.

 

[badmouse]

Do the legs eventually rot, permitting the body float to the surface?

No. Bodies float to the surface because of the gas collecting inside as decomposition sets in. By the time the legs rot enough to separate from the feet (thereby coming free from the cement shoes) the rest of the body has also rotted and there aren't any gas-collecting pockets - plus, the most gas comes when the body first starts to decompose.

Or does air slowly seep from the body, causing them to sink?

The cement will make the body sink immediately, but yes, the gases will slowly seep from the body.

[I read a lot of murder mysteries, but I don't really know any of this stuff first hand, thank goodness.]

 

[TwinkleToes77]

Originally posted by: badmouse

Do the legs eventually rot, permitting the body float to the surface?

No. Bodies float to the surface because of the gas collecting inside as decomposition sets in. By the time the legs rot enough to separate from the feet (thereby coming free from the cement shoes) the rest of the body has also rotted and there aren't any gas-collecting pockets - plus, the most gas comes when the body first starts to decompose.

Or does air slowly seep from the body, causing them to sink?

The cement will make the body sink immediately, but yes, the gases will slowly seep from the body.

[I read a lot of murder mysteries, but I don't really know any of this stuff first hand, thank goodness.]

Also dont forget that some under water creatures may start nibbling on the body and causing it to come detached from its shoes as well and then it could float to the surface if it's still got enough gas buildup to make it float.