people in objects can’t just suddenly
burst into flames right well about that
I’ve heard about this this is
spontaneous combustion but it usually
only happens to fat people in their open
flame welcome to watchmojo.com Minh
we’re counting down some of the weirdest
facts about the phenomenon of
spontaneous combustion
which is what happens when things catch
on fire all by themselves wholly
spontaneous combustion
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content number 5 pistachio
nuts can spontaneously combust don’t
worry your pistachio ice cream cone is
not a torch in disguise but if the nuts
are stored in large amounts save on a
cargo ship their high oil content
combined with excessive pressure can
cause them to generate enough heat to
start a fire no spark required because
all the fire really needs to get itself
going is heat oxygen and any kind of
fuel so pistachio nuts has to be
transported very carefully other things
that can combust on their own include
piles of oily rags which can be heated
by oxygen if left exposed to the air
fire starting without even a spark and
the cause linseed oil the oil used to
preserve wood and large compost heat
which can also get hot enough to burn as
bacteria builds up and it starts
decomposing instead decomposing causes
heat to build up and you know what else
can burn by itself the newer yup self
lemon worse poop is totally a real thing
it actually happened on a scorching day
in upstate New York
just imagine the smell no on second
thought don’t
[Music]
number four Charles Dickens spontaneous
human combustion experts Myron Ebell a
man was multi-talented in the English
writers 1853 novel Bleak House an
alcoholic character named crooks gets a
little too hot under the collar and dies
spontaneous human combustion in Dickens
Azera some people thought it was a
possible consequence of alcoholism okay
well it’s not spontaneously combusting I
am sorry it’s quite all right I’ve grown
tired of living and that a large volume
of flammable alcohol in a person’s
system could somehow caused them to
erupt in flames
Dickens didn’t believe in total
abstinence from liquor but he was
against abusing it and didn’t shy away
from describing the negative effects of
alcoholism in his work when Bleak House
was published and the author was
criticized for spreading superstitions
with for crooks fiery death he insisted
that he’d done his research and that
there were around 30 similar cases on
record in short I believe this is an
example of that rarest of phenomena a
case of spontaneous combustion
number three spontaneous human
combustion might just be supposed human
combustion real-life author Charles
Dickens believed in it fictional band
spinal tap witnessed it twice dozens of
people spontaneously combust each year
it’s just not really widely reported man
but in spontaneous human combustion or
fhc real it’s unlikely first off the
human body simply doesn’t spontaneously
reach temperatures that high as HP
believers have suggested everything from
a buildup of static electricity to
exploding methane gas mini intestines
should the gas not be expelled the
methane can build up and then ignite
leading to disaster but such theories
lack scientific support instead
scientist suggests the wick effect a
theory that a burning body can
essentially become an inside-out candle
the body fat melts and soaks into the
clothes providing a continuous source of
fuel to feed the blaze as for how the
fire starts to begin with many victims
were smokers who probably just fell
asleep with a lit cigarette many were
also drunk or otherwise incapacitated so
they couldn’t react to the fire he had
another solid reason not to overdo it at
parties yeah what you’re hearing looks
stupid number two as recently as 2011
coroner determined it as a cause of
death after a man seemingly burns death
at his home in Ireland and investigators
were unable to find the cause the
coroner ruled it as a spontaneous human
combustion spontaneous combustion the
room in which the deceased was found had
sustained very little damage and
although there had been a fire in the
fireplace forensic experts did not
believe that it was to blame the man was
76 years old at the time which fits the
typical profile of alleged shd victims
who are usually elderly frail or suffer
from limited mobility all of which can
make it harder to escape fire eat my
shorts
in addition victims are often elderly
women talk about a hot flash haha what’s
the recipe sorry ladies that joke
practically wrote itself number one even
if you burned your feet and your stuff
might not but the hands arms and legs
are left untouched so is the room most
cases of shc have a few creepy yet
fascinating things in common even though
the victims upper bodies are burned ash
their hands feet and lower legs are
often perfectly intact also the rooms in
which the victims are found are mostly
undamaged even nearby objects often
remain unburned at most the area
directly under the unlucky individual is
burned to a crisp yeah huh Brad
Bachelder
but how can such things be possible
actually the answers are pretty simple a
seated person tends to be hotter at the
top than at the bottom and their lower
extremities aren’t likely to catch on
fire and the reason it’s not covered by
clothing can’t become part of the wick
as for the uncharred room the flame is
small and stays at a long slow burn so
it usually doesn’t spread so basically
your comic book collection would stand a
better chance against shc than your
vital organs ain’t life grand
yeah do you agree with our picks check
out these other great clips from
WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos
every day
burst into flames right well about that
I’ve heard about this this is
spontaneous combustion but it usually
only happens to fat people in their open
flame welcome to watchmojo.com Minh
we’re counting down some of the weirdest
facts about the phenomenon of
spontaneous combustion
which is what happens when things catch
on fire all by themselves wholly
spontaneous combustion
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content number 5 pistachio
nuts can spontaneously combust don’t
worry your pistachio ice cream cone is
not a torch in disguise but if the nuts
are stored in large amounts save on a
cargo ship their high oil content
combined with excessive pressure can
cause them to generate enough heat to
start a fire no spark required because
all the fire really needs to get itself
going is heat oxygen and any kind of
fuel so pistachio nuts has to be
transported very carefully other things
that can combust on their own include
piles of oily rags which can be heated
by oxygen if left exposed to the air
fire starting without even a spark and
the cause linseed oil the oil used to
preserve wood and large compost heat
which can also get hot enough to burn as
bacteria builds up and it starts
decomposing instead decomposing causes
heat to build up and you know what else
can burn by itself the newer yup self
lemon worse poop is totally a real thing
it actually happened on a scorching day
in upstate New York
just imagine the smell no on second
thought don’t
[Music]
number four Charles Dickens spontaneous
human combustion experts Myron Ebell a
man was multi-talented in the English
writers 1853 novel Bleak House an
alcoholic character named crooks gets a
little too hot under the collar and dies
spontaneous human combustion in Dickens
Azera some people thought it was a
possible consequence of alcoholism okay
well it’s not spontaneously combusting I
am sorry it’s quite all right I’ve grown
tired of living and that a large volume
of flammable alcohol in a person’s
system could somehow caused them to
erupt in flames
Dickens didn’t believe in total
abstinence from liquor but he was
against abusing it and didn’t shy away
from describing the negative effects of
alcoholism in his work when Bleak House
was published and the author was
criticized for spreading superstitions
with for crooks fiery death he insisted
that he’d done his research and that
there were around 30 similar cases on
record in short I believe this is an
example of that rarest of phenomena a
case of spontaneous combustion
number three spontaneous human
combustion might just be supposed human
combustion real-life author Charles
Dickens believed in it fictional band
spinal tap witnessed it twice dozens of
people spontaneously combust each year
it’s just not really widely reported man
but in spontaneous human combustion or
fhc real it’s unlikely first off the
human body simply doesn’t spontaneously
reach temperatures that high as HP
believers have suggested everything from
a buildup of static electricity to
exploding methane gas mini intestines
should the gas not be expelled the
methane can build up and then ignite
leading to disaster but such theories
lack scientific support instead
scientist suggests the wick effect a
theory that a burning body can
essentially become an inside-out candle
the body fat melts and soaks into the
clothes providing a continuous source of
fuel to feed the blaze as for how the
fire starts to begin with many victims
were smokers who probably just fell
asleep with a lit cigarette many were
also drunk or otherwise incapacitated so
they couldn’t react to the fire he had
another solid reason not to overdo it at
parties yeah what you’re hearing looks
stupid number two as recently as 2011
coroner determined it as a cause of
death after a man seemingly burns death
at his home in Ireland and investigators
were unable to find the cause the
coroner ruled it as a spontaneous human
combustion spontaneous combustion the
room in which the deceased was found had
sustained very little damage and
although there had been a fire in the
fireplace forensic experts did not
believe that it was to blame the man was
76 years old at the time which fits the
typical profile of alleged shd victims
who are usually elderly frail or suffer
from limited mobility all of which can
make it harder to escape fire eat my
shorts
in addition victims are often elderly
women talk about a hot flash haha what’s
the recipe sorry ladies that joke
practically wrote itself number one even
if you burned your feet and your stuff
might not but the hands arms and legs
are left untouched so is the room most
cases of shc have a few creepy yet
fascinating things in common even though
the victims upper bodies are burned ash
their hands feet and lower legs are
often perfectly intact also the rooms in
which the victims are found are mostly
undamaged even nearby objects often
remain unburned at most the area
directly under the unlucky individual is
burned to a crisp yeah huh Brad
Bachelder
but how can such things be possible
actually the answers are pretty simple a
seated person tends to be hotter at the
top than at the bottom and their lower
extremities aren’t likely to catch on
fire and the reason it’s not covered by
clothing can’t become part of the wick
as for the uncharred room the flame is
small and stays at a long slow burn so
it usually doesn’t spread so basically
your comic book collection would stand a
better chance against shc than your
vital organs ain’t life grand
yeah do you agree with our picks check
out these other great clips from
WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos
every day
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