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Have you ever known anyone who died from spontaneous combustion?

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  1. No, and since there are no known identifiable cases, I would have to say that you might be an idiot to even ask such a question.


  2. No.

  3. Well spontanius conbustion is something that gets really hot and just goes up in flames so no i can't say as i have

  4. No only ever seen it on TV and it seems rather scarey.

  5. No, and neither does anyone else.  Every case of 'spontaneous' combustion was shown to be someone accidentally setting themselves on fire.  You can easily demonstrate how it would burn hot and quickly but not spread if you set a dead pig on fire.  With a shirt on.  Because our clothes act as a wick, and skin is mostly fat.

  6. Nope .. it's an urban legend.

  7. SHC has been proven to be a myth.  In every recorded case of "spontaneous" combustion there has been an obvious ignition source.   The victim has been incapacitated for one reason or another and the fire has caused a "Wick" effect where the victim has burned at high temperature but the surrounding area has been unaffected.

  8. noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

  9. no such thing, they've actually solved this mystery by the way!

  10. Nope but it is possible to die from it.

    http://www.bestandworst.com/r/86799.htm

  11. no I don't even know what that is??

  12. my grandma. She was in bed smoking a cigarette, i know she put it out b/c she always does. No one else agrees but I no she died spontaneously.

  13. no but have read about people that have

  14. no

    but I souds horrible

  15. No, and nor does anybody else.

    The whole concept of spontaneous human combustion - in the fitting words of Jeremy Bentham - is nonsense on stilts.

  16. No. I caught a bit of a show, I think on the Discovery Channel, about this, but not enough to learn anything (someone flipped to another station). It's an interesting, but very scary thought. I don't think it is possible unless science proves it is, which I don't think has happened yet.

  17. no. I don't think that can really happen?

  18. Yes, a year ago I was in my little cardboard livingroom with my relatives. It was 7:30PM and as the sun set, a humongous storm started. My master came in the room. There were no lit lightbulbs... nothing at all... no electricity!

    With his huge hand he grabbed us, including me.

    Then he dropped my sister and my aunt, leaving only my red headed nephew in his left hand.

    The the stroke came as a thunderbolt.

    He was ignited!

    Sincerely: A Match

  19. no

  20. me

  21. I confess, I did it! Now I'm just a ghost ,who came back to annoy Mr.Clark!   (not really) I'm back to annoy the Answers team! LOL.

  22. No, but I hope I die that way!! What a cool original way to die!! I don't want to die the same way as everyone else!! E.g. Stroke, heart attack, naturally, etc!! How boring!!

  23. NO.

    I was so scared a few years ago when i heard about it and would stay up all night and day jsut to make sure i didnt spontaneously combust.. hahaha...

  24. No, but it would be a very interesting phenomena.

  25. Oh lord no;  you only read these things in the tabloid newspapers when they don't have any saucy stories to print!!

  26. No...I don't...do you?

  27. Not me personally, at least that I know of.   Everyone that I've known who I know to be dead did not die from spontaneous combustion.  Cancer,  AIDS, heart disease, pneumonia, yep, but not spontaneous combustion.

  28. Spontaneous human combustion (SHC) is the alleged burning of a person's body without a readily apparent, identifiable external source of ignition. The combustion may result in simple burns and blisters to the skin, smoking, or a complete incineration of the body. The latter is the form most often 'recognized' as SHC. There is much speculation and controversy over SHC. It is not a proven natural occurrence, but many theories have attempted to explain SHC's existence and how it may occur. The two most common explanations offered to account for apparent SHC are the non-spontaneous "wick effect" fire, and the rare discharge called static flash fires. Although mathematically it can be shown that the human body contains enough energy stored in the form of fat and other tissues to consume it completely, in normal circumstances bodies will not sustain a flame on their own.

    but  have not know of anyone who has died as a result of it.
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