21 grams?

[The thinker]

I was not sure where to put this but I heard that absolutly everyone looses 21grams the second they die, no matter what age or size they are. This sounds quite hard to believe, has anyone else ever heard this?

 

[doubtingdidymus]

I've heard that people lose weight the instant they die, i never knew it was a certain weight though

 

[Ant21]

only from the movie. not sure ...

 

[Illuminatus]

Urban legend. http://www.snopes.com/religion/soulweight.asp

 

[Yamialpha]

Urban legend. http://www.snopes.com/religion/soulweight.asp

Have there been any modern cases after Dr. MacDougall? Also, was there any correlation between the religious/spiritual background of the people and their weight loss (if this was measured)?