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2007-06-21 16:25:34 · 10 answers · asked by 2fine4u 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
It happens.. It has been documented that people self combusted.. The problem is our technology/scientific knowledge is not expansive enough to explain it.. There are cases that have been made up to exaggerate or gain notoriety in all paranormal realms and this clouds the facts .. However, there are things that happen that we cannot currently explain.. and may never...
2007-06-21 16:34:38 · answer #1 · answered by ALittleAboutALot 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Under certain conditions, fatty people can turn into a candle, where the fat acts as a wick, so that after some hours or days, the body can be completely burnt into ashes except for odd items like feet in unburned shoes, or hands and arms that have dropped off. Then people come in the room and think the body just exploded or burst into flames. But in fact, the person could just have died sitting or lying down, and something started the burning, such as a lit cigarette.
2007-06-21 18:36:02 · answer #2 · answered by Scythian1950 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it takes an extremely hot fire to burn a body because your body is mostly water. ever tried to burn a bucket of water? yup, doesnt work so well. water doesnt combust and it takes a very large amount of energy to evaporate water from into its gaseous form (water has a pretty high specific heat). any fire that started in a body would crap out due to the water in your body.
it takes 2 hours at 1000 C to turn a human body into ash, a couple minutes of a spontaneous explosion in your body is not likely :)
2007-06-21 16:36:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Load of rubish. It has been shown that if you have an ignition source, and an aera with poor curculation and a long time you land up with what looks like only the body being burnt due to a candle like effect with fat in the body. the fire smolders so low heat and the surrounding area appears un burnt or slightly burnt.
2007-06-21 16:33:35 · answer #4 · answered by babylon 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think that humans can spontaneously combust...but I do accept how they burn after....eg wick effect
I know cows can burn, but thats due to microbial activity in one of their 4 stomachs....something we don't have.
There is a reasonable, logical cause for each of the fires that are attributed to spontaneous human combustion.......humans are pretty superticious and terrible witnesses...or there are no witnesses in these events.
2007-06-21 20:20:06 · answer #5 · answered by mareeclara 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Spontaneous combustion is of folklore. It does not happen. Anyone who would claim it occurs and that its occurrence has been scientifically documented exposes their gullibility to that folklore. They must be challenged to provide their scientific evidence as opposed to anecdotal evidence and stories.
2007-06-21 18:15:51 · answer #6 · answered by academicjoq 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
same thing about the crucification wounds that appear on peoples hands/wrists. bogus or demonic.
2007-06-21 18:32:01 · answer #7 · answered by nanabe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd LOVE to witness it happening to my FORMER sister-in-law... and to a few other people I've known... what a way to go huh?
2007-06-21 16:36:05 · answer #8 · answered by LittleBarb 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I believe it can happen.
2007-06-21 18:10:08 · answer #9 · answered by dark bubble 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
superstition
2007-06-21 16:29:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋