Recent content by GaiaGirl95

What made you come to that conclusion? Skin isn't damp, and it's mostly fat and protein which are flammable. I never said SHC is from actual flames coming from inside the body. I said that SHC is supposedly heat whose source is internal which leads up to the combustion of the surface which...

But we're not talking about flames inside the body, but merely an intense burst of heat that can set the skin or clothing alight. The insides wouldn't catch fire but the heat from the reactions would cause the surface to get very hot. Over-abundances do occur so I'm wondering if this could...

I'm wondering.. people have died from drinking very high concentrations of hydrogen peroxide (>40%) as well as pure hydrogen cyanide which is another very reactive chemical, but no fire or heating is described in these cases and I'm wondering why not because these chemicals are very reactive and...

CT scans existed at the time, and perhaps MRI scans too. A biopsy of his skin would also have judged if there was more damage in the inner layers than the outer layers.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/01/frank-baker-spontaneous-combustion_n_4024833.html Frank Baker faced death while earning two Purple Hearts in Vietnam, but the scariest moment of his life came in June 1995. Baker was in his home in Vermont, when he suddenly burst into flames, an...