The 79 AD eruption of Mt. Vesuvius buried the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, preserving them in volcanic ash. Among the discoveries is the unusual case of a 20-year-old man's brain, which turned into glass rather than liquefying. Excavated in 2020, this case challenges scientific understanding, as typically, high temperatures would melt brain matter into goo. Recent research suggests that the man's brain was flash-fried by superheated ash, leading to the formation of organic glass, marking a rare preservation phenomenon in human history.
Research findings suggest that the brain of a young man preserved in ash may have formed organic glass due to extreme heat during the Vesuvius eruption.
The discovery highlights a unique preservation process, where human brain matter solidified into glass instead of disintegrating, providing insight into the volcanic event.
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