I think this was actually covered by Adam and Jamie on Mythbusters.  As
I remember they put a dead pig in concrete and yes it did decompose and
leave a pig shaped void in the concrete.

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From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Thomas Bauer
(Venture-USA)
Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2004 1:12 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [TN] NTC: Friday type question

Here is a question to ponder over for this Friday type day. Yes, Jimmy
Hoffa was in the discussion.

If a human body was to be placed in a bed of curing concrete, would the
body decompose? If the entire body is encased in the middle of said
concrete that is say 4 sq ft thick on all sides, would there be any
microscopic deterioration or would the little critters still infiltrate
and do there "thing"? This was just a casual discussion amongst
co-workers so I thought it would be a good Friday question. Any takers?
Oh, if the body did fully decompose, would the structural integrity of
the concrete be affected?

Thomas Bauer

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