Total body disruption is the immediate and nonsurvivable
[ ] destruction of the body.
Commonly referred to as being "blown up", "blown apart", turned into "a (pink or red) mist" in modern culture, or "dashed to pieces" in older literature,
total body disruption may be caused by being within or in close proximity to a powerful
explosion
An explosion is a rapid expansion in volume associated with an extreme outward release of energy, usually with the generation of high temperatures and release of high-pressure gases. Supersonic explosions created by high explosives are kno ...
. Total body disruption is the most severe type of
blast injury.
Total body disruption may also be caused by a fall from
terminal velocity
Terminal velocity is the maximum velocity (speed) attainable by an object as it falls through a fluid ( air is the most common example). It occurs when the sum of the drag force (''Fd'') and the buoyancy is equal to the downward force of gravit ...
, or from being within a high-speed crashing object.
Total body disruption is invariably fatal to humans and animals, since the brain (if not outright destroyed) is deprived of
oxygenated blood, while other organs (if not outright destroyed) are deprived of the
involuntary functions that are needed for the body to function.
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Incomplete, initially unidentifiable human remains caused by total body disruption may be referred to as "disassociated portions".
See also
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Decapitation
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Dismemberment
Dismemberment is the act of cutting, ripping, tearing, pulling, wrenching or otherwise disconnecting the limbs from a living or dead being. It has been practiced upon human beings as a form of capital punishment, especially in connection with ...
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Hemicorporectomy
Causes of death
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