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Simple practical test of death proposed by Paris academy
The Paris Academy of Sciences offered a twenty thousand franc prize for a conclusive death test. A simple method is described: tie a string around the finger of a seemingly dead person. if circulation remains even faint, the finger from string to tip will turn bluish red, proving the person is not dead.
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