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Spontaneous Human Combustion |
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You've probably heard of Spontaneous Human Combustion, and
wondered. Is it possible for a person to just burst into flames on the spot? A
skeptical point of view. |
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SHC 'a burning issue' |
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In August 1999, BBC TV broadcast in prime time a film in its
prestigious science series 'QED', entitled Spontaneous Human Combustion. A
skeptical review of the film. |
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Urban Legends -S.H.C.- |
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Urbanlegends.com's take on SHC. A well balanced presentation. |
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The
Shadowlands |
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Spontaneous human combustion is the mysterious phenomenon of a
person bursting into flame for no apparent reason. The flames burn very hot and
are very localized. They destroy most of the body but leave objects in close
proximity to the person relatively unburned. |
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Not-So-Spontaneous Human Combustion |
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CSI Cops evaluation, a well reasoned SHC explaination. |
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The Mary Reeser
case |
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Mrs. Reeser's 170 pounds had been reduced to less than ten pounds
of charred material. Only her left foot remained intact, still wearing a
slipper, burnt off at the ankle but otherwise undamaged. Also found were her
liver, now fused to a lump of vertebrae, and, stranger still, her skull...
shrunk to the size of a baseball by the intense heat. |
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