I feel like writing about something especially weird today, so here we go. Spontaneous Human Combustion. This topic remains controversial because no one has ever proved whether it can really happen or not. So here is a list of a few very unscientific ‘facts’ about SHC:
What Remains After a Spontaneous Human Combustion Event
The body is normally more severely burned than one that has been caught in a normal fire.
The burns are not distributed evenly over the body; the extremities are usually untouched by fire, whereas the torso usually suffers severe burning.
In some cases the torso is completely destroyed, the bones being reduced completely to ash.
Small portions of the body (an arm, a foot, maybe the head) remain unburned.
Only objects immediately associated with the body have burned; the fire never spread away from the body. SHC victims have burnt up in bed without the sheets catching fire, clothing worn is often barely singed, and flammable materials only inches away remain untouched.
A greasy soot deposit covers the ceiling and walls, usually stopping three to four feet above the floor.
Objects above this three to four foot line show signs of heat damage (melted candles, cracked mirrors, etc.)
Although temperatures of about 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit are normally required to char a body so thoroughly (crematoria, which usually operate in the neighborhood of 2,000 degrees, leave bone fragments which must be ground up by hand), frequently little or nothing around the victim is damaged, except perhaps the exact spot where the deceased ignited.
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