#SpontaneousCombustion

I'm skeptical, dubious even, about the article at www.popsci.com/health/can-h... But one interviewee did hit the nail on the head. If it DOES happen, it would happen at #Walmart #SpontaneousCombustion

The real science of spontaneous combustion

Scientifically speaking, spontaneous combustion is a real phenomenon. Certain extremely flammable chemicals–like phosphorus–or materials, such as wet hay or compost, can flare up at relatively low ambient temperatures and without any ignition source. Exothermic chemical reactions and accumulating heat from decaying organic matter and fermentation explain the sudden fires. But human bodies are a whole other issue. It’s deeply improbable, nigh impossible that “spontaneous combustion” is a valid explanation for any of the alleged cases, says Roger Byard, a forensic pathologist and emeritus professor at the University of Adelaide in Australia. 

“It’s never been witnessed,” Byard tells Popular Science. “If people could spontaneously burst into flames, you’d be down at Walmart and suddenly the little old lady beside you, pushing a trolley would explode.”
Flipboard Science DeskScienceDesk@flipboard.social
2025-06-03

The modern era has its chemtrails and anti-vax conspiracies. In the 17th-20th centuries, one of the nonsense theories circulating was spontaneous human combustion. Torsos would be found burnt to a crisp, with their extremities and surroundings untouched — this would often be characterized as a punishment for vices. @popsci looks at possible science behind the phenomenon — something called the "wick effect" — and how they became "Enlightenment-era clickbait."

flip.it/1cF_4O

#Science #Clickbait #SpontaneousCombustion #ConspiracyTheories

N-gated Hacker Newsngate
2025-04-13

🛠️💥 "Guide to fixing your Lenovo Yoga's spontaneous combustion feature: because who doesn't love a laptop that doubles as a fire hazard? 🔥 Lenovo's response? 'It's not a bug, it's a feature!'" 🙄
adammunich.com/how-to-repair-t

2024-12-03

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2024-10-28

Say goodbye to the struggles of spontaneous combustion and welcome the comfort of SpiritaX.
Side effects may include childlike laughter, sentient teeth, precognition.
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2024-10-05

Are you seeking lasting relief from spontaneous combustion? Find it with Euphorise's advanced treatment.
Side effects may include dancing fever, glowing nails, fluent portuguese.
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2023-09-27

In Corona's "The Rhythm of the Night" the lyric "think of me and burn" always strikes me as more ominous than it was probably intended.

#90s #EuroDance #SpontaneousCombustion #Pyrokinesis #VictoryCandescence

2023-08-08

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Vingt Trois Seize 💎vingtroiseize@mastodon.world
2023-07-15

Did it burn because it was far too powerful for its time?
😩😫😣😖😭

#Commodore #CBM #C64 #C64C #8bit #retrocomputer #retrogaming #videogames #80s #90s #Geek #SpontaneousCombustion

Bob LeFridge :tinoflag:BobLefridge@mastodon.nz
2023-04-12

An EV and an ICE car were both parked in a garage. One of them burst into flames, and you'll never guess... etc., etc.

stuff.co.nz/motoring/300851807

#EV #Incineration #SpontaneousCombustion

2023-04-11

@doctorwhom I'm thinking of the war *Crime* potential of #SpontaneousCombustion dogs.

2023-04-11

@elfin

Just think of the war time potential of dogs.

2023-04-10

This could bred into . She almost explodes every day, one of these day I will not be able to calm her and half my house will be destroyed.

2023-04-10

I think my could be used to provide a breed.

2022-12-29

@murshedz The fun is just beginning, as Marjorie Taylor Greene attacked Tulsi Gabbard for her brutal takedown of George Santos on Fox News. The Democrats may need to do nothing to convince this collection of oily rags in the basement to catch fire... #SpontaneousCombustion

bananabob :tinoflag:bananabob@mastodon.nz
2022-12-20

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