2007-12-20 09:54:56 · 40 answers · asked by SuperSkinny 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It burns me UP! :)
2007-12-20 09:57:23 · answer #1 · answered by Acorn 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would think that there would be more incidents of it considering the worlds population, but as much as the scientist know about the human body they still don't know everything. The other thing is there is still groups of people that do not or choose not to have a lot of communications with others. Many are superstitious about unnatural phenomena and would hide the fact it happened. I'd not be surprised if it were true, but there are a lot of things I wouldn't be surprised to learn they also are true.
Happy Holidays
2007-12-20 12:26:39 · answer #2 · answered by WACVET75 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once a long time ago I actually talked to a scientist who was investigating it. There was a teenage girl around here that was found burned up on the side of the road, but her shoes were still on her feet and such. Anyway, he said that his belief based on investigation is that it is usually caused by a massive buildup of static electricity that causes something like a mini lightening strike. Then the person smolders for awhile with the body fat feeding the fire, but body fluids eventually put it out. In the case of the girl on the side of the road, he believed it was an actual lightening strike that caused it. It all made sense to me, so I think I will go with that explanation.. static electricity or lightening strike.
2007-12-20 10:00:20 · answer #3 · answered by CB 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's caused when someone collapses or dies and their clothing catches fire, especially cotton clothing. It acts like a candle wick, and slowly melts the body fat at extremely high temperatures - but with little radiation, which is why there is little damage around the bodies but the body itself is almost completely consumed. It's been tested on a pig carcase. It takes 20-30 hours to burn to ash, but there is almost nothing left. It's why those photos just show a pair of legs sticking out of a fireplace.
2007-12-20 10:02:04 · answer #4 · answered by Bad Liberal 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The latest theory I have heard of is that it happens when the person has fallen in a drugged sleep or they are knocked unconscious , wearing cotton clothing and smoking or has a open flame nearby. The cigarette falls on the clothes and they burn drawing the fat from the body the whole thing burns like a candle burns drawing more fat from the body and burning it until the body is consumed .
2007-12-20 10:02:59 · answer #5 · answered by Maid Angela 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry about that but I do believe that this particular person has combusted for no reason thay had to come into come into contact with certain chemicals that cause this...
2007-12-20 10:00:29 · answer #6 · answered by Linda S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Crazy
2007-12-20 09:57:03 · answer #7 · answered by katklass11 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ball Lightning. I believe this phenominor is responcible for SHC cases.
It explaines why all victims have been alone at the time as well.
Also check out the Min MIn light. (same type of thing)
2007-12-20 09:58:30 · answer #8 · answered by goatslunch 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hot thought
2007-12-20 09:56:55 · answer #9 · answered by hghostinme 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i believe it can happen. but i also believe that most of the so called "spontaneous human combustion" incidents have a scientific and logic explanation
2007-12-20 10:01:49 · answer #10 · answered by wildsea 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have done studies disproving this phenomenon. The instances are usually people with high fat content (very flammable) carelessly smoking and falling asleep, or falling asleep near flame or high heat. Ick, huh ?
2007-12-20 09:58:44 · answer #11 · answered by *ifthatswhatyoureinto* 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋