Losethem (imported) wrote: Tue May 03, 2016 5:28 pm
That wasn't the smell that came wafting out of my grandfathers house when we went to check on him after not hearing from him at the normal interval.
--LT
Part of the discrepancy in this discussion could be down to the difference between a piece of meat and a dead body. The circumstances: location; temperature; etc will also have an effect.
When something dies the body will almost always release urine and on some occasions fecal matter. If it is a person, such as LT's grandfather who obviously died at home then the urine would have soaked his clothing or bedding. Initially, there would be little or no smell but after a few hours the smell of Ammonia from the urine will be noticeable and after a day or two would be so strong that it might be noticeable outside the door.
On the other hand the products of decay (after a recent death) will not usually start to become apparent until 10 - 14 days have elapsed (depending upon temperature). That smell is different from the pungent ammoniac smell and is usually described as sweetish or sickly by those that have the misfortune to have experienced it.
Banding the testicles would likely cause the latter but only after the bands had been on for about a week.