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    Spontaneous Human Combustion

    Spontaneous Human Combustion in 2011 Ireland.......is it real?

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    Scary! Wonder if it could have been ball lightening, come down the chimney?


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    That's an interesting theory. Apparently it often happens near (unlit) fire places.


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    Yeah, who's idea was it to choose doctors, coroners and police to be forensic experts

    TS, kind of a dumb comment, even by your standards..

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    Edit :Misreading

    Last edited by Satay Sue; 25-09-2011 at 02:35 PM.

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    TS, there are cases recorded of spontaneous combustion occurring nowhere near open fires, sources of electricity or other common causes of fire. How would you explain these?


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    Dude, you can't tell the difference between a crab pot and a rubbish bag and last week you bought a watch that the makers had said had all sorts of magical properties, then came on here to complain about it when it didn't work!! You have no credibility.
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    Correct me if I'm wrong but I think Bryant himself was joking, and it's actually gone over *your* head.

    My take on spontaneous combustion... there is another external cause of fire. Explanations that it could be some kind of internal chemical reaction don't work because usually the outside of the body is burnt more than the inside. but upon burning, the body + clothes work like some kind of inside-out candle... explaining why the rest of the room can often remain untouched.

    This is from my vague memory of some kind of science tv programme I watched years ago!

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    It happens ... video evidence:

    British Family Guy - YouTube


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    Thank you for the links, I will have a read. I wasn't being argumentative but I do find it intriguing.

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