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Does spontaneous human combustion have a scientific explanation ?

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Does spontaneous human combustion have a scientific explanation ?

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Spontaneous human combustion has never been documented as such. People have gone aflame in curious ways, but it is usually explainable with surrounding objects.

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It does have a rational explanation it is called the greased candle effect and works in this way, I somehow ignite a small piece of my clothing and it spreads quickly up my body causing the clothing to stick to my skin , once fully ignited my fats begin to spit and soak outwardly and the cloth becomes as the wick to my bodies candle very little remains if the room has a minimal air flow and there is little in the way of smoke damage either.

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Yes: Human body contains fat, clothing acts as a wick, result = a big candle. Produces copious quantities of carbon monoxide, inhalation of which prevents victim from taking corrective action.