Have you ever heard of spontaneous combustion? It’s basically when something or someone suddenly bursts into flames. I’m going to focus on SHC (spontaneous human combustion).
The torso and head being extremely burnt characterizes spontaneous human combustion, while the feet and hands may have no burns at all. In many of the cases the victim’s houses are completely unharmed, and sometimes even their clothes come out unscathed. So, can people suddenly burst into flames? Scientists say no.
Scientists have a theory of what SHC really is. They call it the wick effect. In the human body there is fat, which happens to be flammable. When a cigarette, or something along those lines, lights a person, the body fat slowly melts, seeping into the clothes. Then the fire can keep burning slowly with the fat as the fuel. That could be why the victims’ items are left intact.
Honestly, the idea of spontaneous combustion is highly unlikely. Scientists have plenty of other reasons for the burnt remains. It could have been criminal. Many of the victims were fell asleep with some smoking device. Some were also thought to be under the influence of alcohol. Although spontaneous combustion hasn’t been disproven there isn’t that much to prove it either.
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