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If a person dies on a Monday and is buried on a Friday, the question of how many days they were dead before being buried can spark a lively debate. 🤔 Is it 5 days, 4 days, or 3 days? Let’s settle this argument once and for all by analyzing the timeline and discussing different perspectives.
Understanding the Timeline
To determine the number of days the person was dead before being buried, we need to consider the specific timeline of events. In this case, the individual passed away at approximately 3-4 am on Monday, January 15th, 2024, and was laid to rest around 12-1 pm on Friday, January 19th, 2024.
Counting the Days
Now, let’s break down the timeline and calculate the number of days:
Day of Death: Monday, January 15th
Day 1: Tuesday, January 16th
Day 2: Wednesday, January 17th
Day 3: Thursday, January 18th
Day of Burial: Friday, January 19th
From this timeline, we can see that there are several ways to interpret the number of days the person was dead before being buried. Let’s explore the different perspectives and determine who is right.
The 5-Day Argument
One viewpoint argues that the individual was dead for 5 days before being buried, counting Monday through Friday. This interpretation includes the day of death and the day of burial in the calculation.
The 4-Day Argument
Another perspective suggests that the person was dead for 4 days before being buried, counting Tuesday through Friday. This viewpoint excludes the day of death and only includes the days following the passing.
The 3-Day Argument
There is also an opinion that the individual was dead for 3 days before being buried, excluding both the day of death and the day of burial from the calculation. This viewpoint considers only the full days between the passing and the burial.
Discussion and Conclusion
In the end, the answer to this question may ultimately depend on individual interpretation and cultural or religious beliefs. While some may choose to include the day of death and the day of burial in the calculation, others may exclude these days for various reasons.
From a purely chronological perspective, the individual was deceased for 4 full days (Tuesday through Friday) before being buried. However, it’s important to recognize that the significance of the timeline may vary depending on personal beliefs and traditions.
It’s important to remember that discussions like these can be sensitive, and it’s crucial to approach them with empathy and understanding. The way we interpret and understand the passing of a loved one is deeply personal, and there is no one-size-fits-all answer to questions like these.
In conclusion, the question of how many days a person was dead before being buried may remain a topic of debate. Ultimately, the answer may vary depending on individual perspectives and cultural considerations. It’s important to approach these discussions with respect and empathy for all viewpoints.
Everyone is right. It just depends on how you want to count the days.
4 days.
Today is friday the 19th. Monday was the 15th. 19 – 15 = 4.
tues, wed, thurs. burried on friday.
If they died on Monday, they were dead on Monday. That’s day 1. Tues, Weds, Thurs is days 2-4.
You and your friends can have a long semantic argument about whether or not to count Friday as a “day before they were buried” or not. My initial answer to the question would be 4.
What time did they die and what time were they buried?
If they died Monday at 11:59pm and were buried at midnight on Friday, that would be 3 days.
If they died just after midnight Sunday and were buried at almost midnight on Friday, that would be 5 days.
Let’s say today is Monday. You die today. By tomorrow (Tuesday), you will have been dead for one day, or approximately 24 hours. By Wednesday, two days. By Thursday, three days. By the time you get buried on Friday, you will have been dead for four days.
Total number of hours dead / 24 = number of days dead
The way to figure it out is to count the hours from the time of death to the time of burial and divide it by 24
All of them
If it was monday first thing in the morning to late Friday night it would be 5 full days but if it were late on Monday to first thing on Friday, it would actually only be 3 days people assume it’s not like to be that extreme. So you take the average to simplify.
Honestly it all depends on the amount of weed smoked before this debate started.
It’s an argument of definitions, so everyone can be right in their own view and wrong in everyone else’s.
So, you can say ‘how many days was he dead?’ and say ‘well, count the hours after his last living moment, divide by twenty-four, and round down to the next whole number.’
That’s fine, but what if you meant ‘how many days were they dead during?’, and then it’s just a matter of counting, starting on the day they died. Because that’s a day, and they were dead on that day. Not for all of it, but otherwise we get into some goofy timekeeping needs around deaths that don’t happen in the minute before 12:01 AM.
If you meant ‘how many WHOLE days have they been fully dead?’ that’s a whole other question/definition.
It goes on as deep as you wanna mine the catbox, so to speak. Nobody is right, nobody is wrong, it’s not a thing with one objectively correct definition.
A “day” is a period of 24 hours, or a full rotation around the sun, specifically from 12AM to 12AM. Say they died at 7:00AM on Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday pass. On Friday 12:00AM, the person has been dead for 89 hours. The burial is concluded at 3PM on Friday. The person was buried after 104 hours. That’s equivalent to 4.33 sets of 24 hour periods. 3 days for late death and early burial, 5 days for early death and late burial.
Time is relative though so it depends on the interpretation of what a “day” is. There’s an argument for each option and it might just be an agree to disagree moment.
Edit: Technically, 5 full days/sets of 24 hours is impossible as they would have to have died at Monday 12AM and have the burial concluded at Saturday 12AM, which is outside the realm of the argument. The closest you could get is 4.99… or 4 days, 23 hours, 59 min. 59 sec, etc.
Of course what most people here are saying about the “it depends on what time”/24-hour thing is 100% true, but if you don’t know the exact timing for this hypothetical situation, I think about it is like this:
The person died on Monday. They were then dead from Monday-to-Tuesday (day 1) then Tuesday-to-Wednesday (day 2), Wednesday-to-Thursday (day 3), and Thursday-to-Friday (day 4). Because they are buried on Friday (can’t advance to Friday-to-Saturday) the person was dead and unburied for 4 days.
The easiest way to settle the argument is to break it down to empirical data.
(# of hours between ToD & burial)/24
It’ll probably be ~4.5 days.
Typically in these cases, you count the nights they were dead and unburied.
So Monday night, Tuesday night, Wednesday night, Thursday night.
Buried before close of business on Friday. 4 days.
A more accurate way would be to determine time of death and time of burial and count the hours. How many exact 24 hour periods were there. This would equate to the coroner’s record and is what would actually be used if the body was, say, discovered on Friday.
Since you did not say society did not change calendars between death and burial an unknown number of days passed.
Monday = 1
Friday = 5Â
5 – 1 = 4
Your friends have been defeated courtesy of facts and logic
If you really want to be exact: get the time of death and the time of burial then count the hours between and you’ve got your answer!
Doesn’t say “the following “ Friday. Could be a month later.
If Jesus dies on a Friday and rises from the dead on a Sunday, he was dead three days and three nights. So… make up whatever you want. Nothing matters. 🙃
Measure hours and divide by 24.
🤣 so this has always bothered me. Growing up catholic they always talked about the three days Jesus was in the tomb. But he died Friday afternoon, and was missing/resurrected by Sunday morning. That’s like 1.5 days tops.
Mathematically, It depends on what time of day they die and then are buried.
Eg. If they died at 3am on a Monday, and are buried at 3pm on a Friday, then they’ve been dead for for 4.5 days.
But if they died at 11pm on a Monday and are buried at 11am on a Friday, then they’ve been dead for 3.5 days.
Each day is 24 hours and so that’s what I base my calculations on.
Four days…
There is no one correct answer. It could be any number of days. A monday. A Friday. (4+7, 4+14….
Count the hours they were dead, then divide by 24. There’s your answer.
I would accept 3 or 5, don’t get the 4 though
Let’s ask Grundy
If they buried the body tuesday it would be A day later. monday is day 0, tuesday is day 1.
So I would say 4 days.
I mean if the argument gets to this point then time of day matters.
Die Monday 11:59pm buried Friday 12:00am = 3 days + 1 minute, effectively 3 days
Die Monday 12:00am buried Friday 11:59pm = 4 days + 23 hrs + 59 minutes, effective 5 days
Die Monday 12:00pm buried Friday 12:00pm = exactly 4 days
Today is Friday. Monday is 4 days ago.
4 days. You absolutely can and should count them being dead Friday. They were still dead when they were buried, they don’t come back to life once under ground.
4 days — SETTLED
What time did they die Monday? 12+ hours, I’d count it.
Calendar days, business days, holidays, consecutive 24 hour periods, was Monday a holiday, how many nights and on and on…the question is poorly defined, so you get wish washy answers
This is why the beginning of the argument needs to be everyone agreeing on the definition of the subject. What do they consider a day? 24 hours? Calendar days? When the sun is out?
If everyone agrees on the same definition then there isn’t much room for an argument.
Count the hours and divide by 24.
Neither of you is right. The correct way is to count the time between moment of death and burial in hours, add the hours together to deduct how many days are there
Died on Monday, was dead on Monday. Was dead on Friday, buried Friday. 5 days dead.
Died on Monday, 24 hours later is 1 day. Four 24-hour periods before being buried Friday. 4 days dead.
Died Monday night late, technically not dead Monday day. 4 days dead.
Died early Monday morning, dead all day Monday. Still less than five 24-hour periods dead.
Personally, I would go with four. They died four days before the day they were buried. And apparently, most of my above examples come out to be four also.
You have left this too open.
1. What time on Monday did they die.
2. Which Friday? Friday of the same week? A week/ month later?
3. Time of burial on said Friday.
4. Define “buried”. First shovel/last shovel of dirt? Once casket is covered?
5. Are you using 24 hrs for a day or just daylight/no daylight? Ex. 2:00pm to 9:00am =1 day or 2:00pm to 2:00pm = 1 day.
In an investigation, details matter – Jack Reacher
He was dead each and every day
Doing stuff with counting and subtracting numbered things is the “fence post” problem. For example: two spans of fence require 3 posts.
In your case there were 5 posts (Mon-Fri) and 4 spans (24 hour periods). Both are called ‘days’ so it depends on what you’re counting as to whether the answer is 4 or 5 days, or even coming up with a way for it to be 3.
ok hang on everyone- wasn’t jesus killed on a friday afternoon? and escaped on a sunday morning? and they all say that was 3 days in the tomb? so majority culture would say your scenario is 5 days.
yes i get it’s not logical
but neither is a lease or hospital bill that makes any part of a day by even like a minute billable as a whole ass day so don’t get mad at me it’s the world yo
It doesn’t really matter. I personally would say 4 days – as I would count from Tuesday (which marks the first 24hrs) to Friday.
But if you want to get real technical, you would count the days by how many 24hrs they were dead so if they died Monday at 10pm and were buried on Friday at 2pm – then it’s 3days and 14hrs. lol
Monday 3-4AM
+24 hours
Tuesday 3-4AM
+24 hours
Wednesday 3-4AM
+24 hours
Thursday 3-4AM
+9 hours
Friday 12-1PM
24+24+24+9 = 81 hours
81 hours / 24 hours = 3.375 days, or 3 days and 9 hours