Spontaious Human Combustion?

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Re: Spontaious Human Combustion?

Originally posted by Lancer
Discovery channel is doing a show on it, looks really wierd. People bursting into flames!

I really miss Discovery channel... I would have loved to see that show


I've read about this several times, where some person standing goes up in flame, but he only burns a little of the floor he's standing on... nothing else goes into flames

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Originally posted by Bill3000


There are exploding frogs in Germany. Close enough?

Seagulls eating alkaseltzer

[Solver]

SHC used to give me nightmares for a brief period of time. Interestingly, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spontan...man_combustion

# Victims are often female.
# Victims are often overweight.
# Most victims are also said to be alcoholic.

Alright, at least I'm an underweight, non-drinking male.

[Dauphin]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger
There's no evidence that there is such a thing as "spontaneous human combustion."

Besides we don't see the same thing happen for other animals.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4486247.stm

Edit - Damn Bill beat me to the punch.

[Immortal Wombat]

I love the caption under the photo:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/158853.stm

"Scientists say a human body can burn for hours"
That must have been an interesting experiment

[Ecthy]

our frogs explode becauseour 11 year olds put straws up their (the frogs'!) arses and BLOW

[Theben]

Originally posted by Lancer
I'm telling you, these people don't seem like frauds. Hell, they're europeans!

In your case, that's sig material.

[Theben]

Originally posted by Solver
# Victims are often female.
# Victims are often overweight.
# Most victims are also said to be alcoholic.

DOn't know about female.
Overweight people have more fat (fuel for the fire)
So an alcoholic fat lady sets in her chair, lits up a cig, gets soused, and drops the cig in her lap. Doesn't wake up or is too ****-faced to help herself when she wakes, and maybe stuck in chair, and slowly burns to death as body fat keeps flames alive.

btw there are almost always no witnesses. Ones with witnesses I question the veracity.

[Ecthy]

spontaneous human combustion = bull kaka

[Thorgal]

Well, there is only a thing to say; that it is better to burn out than to fade away.

[Dr Strangelove]

I've heard anectdotes about this happening during surgery when cautery was used for some reason durign abdominal surgery. I don't know if the reports are true though.


Some people say it's about to occur to Tom DeLay.

[Guynemer]

One can only hope.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Dauphin

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4486247.stm

Edit - Damn Bill beat me to the punch.

Aliens blow them up at night by pumping gas up the rear.