The freezer wasn't airtight, so assuming the head had been there from the beginning, air or pressure changes shouldn't have been too much of an issue. The cold would inhibit bacteria growth and putrefaction, preserving it fairly well. However, according to the text, for a proper defrost, the head should've been kept at 38 degrees, and while that was doable when the power was out, now, not so much. So it defrosted unevenly, with the outside going faster than the inside, and that's probably why we have this little...consistency issue, from the outer flesh starting to decompose at a different speed than the inner flesh. The slower progress could be due to the relatively low temperature and closed environment in the warehouse. ...Maybe it's cleaner in here than we thought.
[of course that is a lot of words to say 'i could've controlled this experiment better,' but you know things happen okay gosh. this also means that you may as well wreck this thing quick because nature's going to anyway. so she gently works a knife between the gritted teeth, attempting to pry the mouth open
should there be more sullen, shirtless brooding in the rain?
The freezer wasn't airtight, so assuming the head had been there from the beginning, air or pressure changes shouldn't have been too much of an issue. The cold would inhibit bacteria growth and putrefaction, preserving it fairly well. However, according to the text, for a proper defrost, the head should've been kept at 38 degrees, and while that was doable when the power was out, now, not so much. So it defrosted unevenly, with the outside going faster than the inside, and that's probably why we have this little...consistency issue, from the outer flesh starting to decompose at a different speed than the inner flesh. The slower progress could be due to the relatively low temperature and closed environment in the warehouse. ...Maybe it's cleaner in here than we thought.
[of course that is a lot of words to say 'i could've controlled this experiment better,' but you know things happen okay gosh. this also means that you may as well wreck this thing quick because nature's going to anyway. so she gently works a knife between the gritted teeth, attempting to pry the mouth open
that is when the lower jaw pops off]