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Kerrigan · Oct 10, 2005, 07:14 PM

Sadly, last week I lost my uncle to spontaneous combustion. There were 4 of us riding together in a car, and when we stopped at a traffic light he suddenly caught fire and then exploded into ashes. I don't understand how such a thing is possible, but the police investigators and the insurance company confirmed that he had "spontaneously combusted".

I want to raise awareness for this condition and I would like to find a way to ensure that it does not happen to anyone else.

waxcrash · Oct 10, 2005, 07:31 PM

Originally Posted by Kerrigan

There were 4 of us riding together in a car, and when we stopped at a traffic light he suddenly caught fire and then exploded into ashes.

I'll believe it when I see it.

Athens · Oct 10, 2005, 07:39 PM

I believe it, a woman 5 years ago was found in my building after the smoke alarms went off, all that was left was her legs and she was totallyh burned up, even her bones. But there was no fire damage done to her chair. After that i reserched it a bit and found there have been many cases of that. Think about it we are 90% water and all chemical, it dosent seem impossible for me that a reaction can occur in us to do it.

iLikebeer · Oct 10, 2005, 07:40 PM

I've heard spontaneous combustion usually happens with smokers.
Was he smoking? I mean before he combusted, I know he was smoking afterwards.

Y3a · Oct 10, 2005, 07:43 PM

Spontanious combustion allows the body to slowly burn while not damaging the surrounding areas. you need to have a bunch of fat that would saturate your clothing to keep burning, and a method of starting the small fire. Sounds like EXPLODING to me. and BS besides.

Rolling Bones · Oct 10, 2005, 07:51 PM

And they want to legalize crack. At the very least, don't smoke it in the car while you're drinking Jack Daniel's.

turtle777 · Oct 10, 2005, 08:08 PM

-t

Kerrigan · Oct 10, 2005, 08:25 PM

I have proof, I took a picture of the occurrence with my digicam.

Bandit240 · Oct 10, 2005, 08:29 PM

I thought yall were stopped at a traffice light? That pic was taken in some sort of building. Im going to have to agree to saying this is bullsh*t.....

AKcrab · Oct 10, 2005, 08:29 PM

Post pic please.

Bandit240 · Oct 10, 2005, 08:30 PM

Funny that right when i post my reply the pic goes away.

Kerrigan · Oct 10, 2005, 08:32 PM

Here is the pic I took with my digicam/phone.

Uncle Donald RIP

Bandit240 · Oct 10, 2005, 08:36 PM

Your full of ****. Thats just a choped pic of what you had up before. The pic you had up before was taken in a room of some sorts with a checkerboard type floor. I think thats just some screenshot froma movie or something. Where is the blue light coming from? How come we cant see the seat of the car in the background? How about pics of the car where the ashes were?

iLikebeer · Oct 10, 2005, 08:41 PM

"Running away, eh? You yellow bastard, come back here and take what's coming to you. I'll bite your legs off!"

Kerrigan · Oct 10, 2005, 08:46 PM

This is 100% real. If this were just a joke, why would I post a picture of my uncle, seconds before he exploded? I would not post such a sensitive picture if I weren't serious.

AKcrab · Oct 10, 2005, 08:47 PM

Cue the HaHa man.

alligator · Oct 10, 2005, 08:51 PM

I lost an Uncle once to spontaneous evaporation. There he was, then poof - just a puff of smoke.

Kerrigan · Oct 10, 2005, 08:52 PM

Originally Posted by AKcrab

Cue teh Carley.

fuxt™

turtle777 · Oct 10, 2005, 09:04 PM

Google knows you are a liar !

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...lr%3D%26sa%3DN

-t

Bandit240 · Oct 10, 2005, 09:54 PM

Thank you turtle. When he frist posted a pic that was the one he had.

Kerrigan, why in the hell would you lie about that kind of ****? That is NOT funny at all dude.

FulcrumPilot · Oct 10, 2005, 10:16 PM

If anyone here is burning with boredom like me here is more:

http://www.parascience.com/ablaze.htm

Sounds like a crock of shitezopalooza.

itistoday · Oct 10, 2005, 11:13 PM

[decided to remove inflammatory remark...]

Cubeoid · Oct 10, 2005, 11:23 PM

Exploding Uncle!!!

Severed Hand of Skywalker · Oct 10, 2005, 11:27 PM

Originally Posted by Kerrigan

I have proof, I took a picture of the occurrence with my digicam.

You took a pic of your charred uncle?

starman · Oct 10, 2005, 11:57 PM

Poor guy. 919 posts and now he's going to have to shy away out of shame.

11011001 · Oct 11, 2005, 12:01 AM

I believe him. I haven't seen someone combust before, but I HAVE seen a ghost taking a poo. That makes me a believer, and you all wrong.

AKcrab · Oct 11, 2005, 12:56 AM

Was the ghost taking a poo in your kitchen? Maybe he was trying to tell you something.

JoshuaZ · Oct 11, 2005, 04:28 AM

Beats the spontanious explosions my coworker has. Stinky guy.

Ozmodiar · Oct 11, 2005, 05:25 AM

Originally Posted by Kerrigan

Sadly, last week I lost my uncle to spontaneous combustion. There were 4 of us riding together in a car, and when we stopped at a traffic light he suddenly caught fire and then exploded into ashes. I don't understand how such a thing is possible, but the police investigators and the insurance company confirmed that he had "spontaneously combusted".

I want to raise awareness for this condition and I would like to find a way to ensure that it does not happen to anyone else.

You think that's something? You should hear about the time Taco Bell wouldn't accept my $2 bill!

Kerrigan · Oct 11, 2005, 05:39 AM

Whatever the case, 9/10 doctors agree that 8/10 of us have a 9/10 chance of spontaneously combusting.

Eriamjh · Oct 11, 2005, 06:09 AM

If you don't fart enough, you will spontaneously combust!

Kevin · Oct 11, 2005, 06:28 AM

Um obviously Kerrigan is lying, and isn't really attempting to cover his tracks. Why you guys are arguing with him is beyond me.

Cubeoid · Oct 11, 2005, 06:35 AM

Poor Unlcle Donald

m a d r a · Oct 11, 2005, 06:48 AM

has anyone seen turtle777, bandit240 or kevin's senses of humour lying around anywhere? they seem to have mislaid them

Kevin · Oct 11, 2005, 07:23 AM

m a d r a, I am picking on the people who don't see this is him trying to be funny. The ones arguing with him.

I questioned why they were doing so, when obviously he is just lying to get attention.

Severed Hand of Skywalker · Oct 11, 2005, 08:41 AM

Originally Posted by m a d r a

has anyone seen turtle777, bandit240 or kevin's senses of humour lying around anywhere? they seem to have mislaid them

Stradlater · Oct 11, 2005, 09:03 AM

Cue "Benny Hill Theme"

turtle777 · Oct 11, 2005, 09:27 AM

Originally Posted by m a d r a

has anyone seen turtle777, bandit240 or kevin's senses of humour lying around anywhere? they seem to have mislaid them

No, I haven't. Was there anything in this post that required humor ?
I only smelled BS.

-t

Kevin · Oct 11, 2005, 12:51 PM

Originally Posted by Severed Hand of Skywalker

You know, Madra just misunderstood me, so no big deal.

But you posted AFTER my explaination makes you an idiot.

wataru · 03:28 PM

I was just 4 years old when my brother spontaneously combusted. I drew a picture:

http://www.explodingdog.com/dumbpict51/imadehim.gif

RIP, brother

RAILhead · Oct 11, 2005, 02:28 PM

Originally Posted by wataru

I was just 4 years old when my brother spontaneously combusted. I drew a picture:

AND THEN YOU GOT TEH BANNINATED BY TEH TOOKIE.

The Windozer · Oct 11, 2005, 03:09 PM

Whoever heard of combustion that wasn't spontaneous, anyways?

wataru · Oct 11, 2005, 03:29 PM

Close, it was Demonhood.

How could you insult the memory of my dear departed combusted brother like that, DH?

m a d r a · Oct 12, 2005, 06:23 AM

Originally Posted by The Windozer

Whoever heard of combustion that wasn't spontaneous, anyways?

on my annual camping trip to the west of ireland a couple of months ago, i determined to improve my bushcraft skills by only using a flint and steel to light the campfire at night. i can assure you that in the semi-darkness, trying to drop a spark onto a pile of wood shavings, which the wind coming in off the atlantic was doing its best to blow away, "combustion" was most definitely not what i would have described as "spontaneous"!