Ever heard of spontaneous human combustion?

Exactly what it sounds like. You suddenly just burst into flames for no apparent reason and you're a pile of smoldering ash by the end of it.

How can that even be possible? Especially considering you are made up of 60% water...

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LeopoldBloom · M

It’s happened a few times. It’s never been observed under laboratory conditions, however. The few times it has happened, it’s turned out that the person’s clothes were soaked in flammable liquid and they had friction matches in their pocket.

caPnAhab · 26-30, M

@LeopoldBloom that would be the reasonable explanation I think..

If it weren't the fact the fires were reported to come from within. It's still a head scratcher I think

LeopoldBloom · M

@caPnAhab It's not a "head scratcher" for me. As Thomas Paine said, "Is it more probable that nature should go out of her course or that a man should tell a lie?"

caPnAhab · 26-30, M

@LeopoldBloom sure, I see the logic in what you're saying. I just find entertainment in wondering about mysteries. I'm fairly imaginative

LeopoldBloom · M

@caPnAhab I enjoy debunking conspiracy theories and "unexplained" phenomena. They are interesting, however.