Here is a post from Real UFOs about Spontaneous Human combustion. Soft
particle physics explains it, and so does Cate on page 523 - 524 of The
Ultimate Reality, attached above.
Dharma/Dean
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Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2000 12:57 PM
Subject: [RealUFOs] SHC.
Subject: SHC. Nov. 17, 2000.
These Letters stand for Spontaneous Human Combustion. It appears
to be something that causes some people to burn up. I've never
claimed to understand it but here is something about it......................................................................
.....................................................................From: N M
Subject: The Mystery of Spontaneous Human Combustion
http://www2.50megs.com/timedwards/articles/shc.htm
The Mystery of Spontaneous Human Combustion
Human Beings are burned to a small pile of smoldering ash
while little else surrounding them is touched.
Is it evil at work or chemistry?
by Maureen A. Hennessy
(June 2000 Issue of After Dark)
The Syndrome
Eighty percent of the victims were female.
Most victims were overweight and/or alcoholic and many are elderly.
The body is very badly burned, sparing bits of the head and
extremities but the scene is undamaged except for a fine layer of
soot.
No shouts or screams are heard and there are usually no witnesses.
A greasy, sooty deposit covers the ceiling and walls, usually stopping
three to four feet above the floor.
Objects above this three to four foot line show signs of heat damage
(melted candles, cracked mirrors, ect...) but objects below this line
show no damage.
The first reported case of spontaneous human combustion was thought
to have been in 1673. Apparently a Parisian, notorious for his
alcoholic excesses was found reduced to ashes in his straw bed,
leaving behind only his skull and finger bones.
In 1725, Nicole Miller was found dead, burned to death, her
incinerated body found in an unburned chair. Her husband was arrested
and accused of the murder. He was acquitted at trial when surgeon
Nicholas Le Cat convinced the court Nicole Miller was a victim of
Spontaneous Human Combustion. The final verdict proclaimed that
Nicole had died "by a visitation of G-d".
Charles Dickens mentioned this case in the preface to the 1853
printing of "Bleak House," giving credence to his use of the phenomena
to kill off a character in the following passage:
"The neighbors, perceiving a strong smell of smoke, entered her
room, and there found the unfortunate woman upon the floor almost
completely burned, with her feet turned towards the chimney place,
in which, however there was no fire. The face and hair and portion
of the neck, and upper part of the shoulders, were not injured. The
skin and muscles of the back were, however, thoroughly burnt, as
were the sides, and the anterior portion of the trunk.
There was nothing left of the upper extremities but the bones....
The upper portions of the lower limbs were also burnt.... Under
one of her arms there was still a portion of the chair upon which
she had been seated, and under her an earthen pot, such as is used
by the poor to hold a few coals to warm their feet. The chair was
almost completely burned, the floor was covered with a black soot
and an exposed beam in the wall of the room was charred upon the
surface. The chest was untouched, as was also the muslin curtains,
only three feet distant from the body."
The above, created from Dickens's imagination was remarkably on
target in describing the syndrome.
In the preface Dickens speaks of the Miller case but avoids mention
of the victim's name. He also refers to surgeon Le Cat as a historian,
while others contend he was a key character in the defense,
testifying as to the validity of the syndrome and the likelihood
Spontaneous Human Combustion caused Nicole Miller's death.
Joe Nickell, a detective who has made an extensive study of SHC
cases, states in "Secrets of the Supernatural" the Miller event
actually happened in February of 1725. Nickell reported some vertebra,
a part of her head, and some parts of her lower extremities were
found on the floor in her kitchen, not in a chair. He contended the
part of the floor where the remains were found was also burned.
Nickell also reported the husband's arrest was precipitated by
discovery of his alleged motive, "an intrigue with a female servant."
Nickell said the husband was convicted of his wife's murder, a
decision later reversed by a higher court which attributed her
death to Spontaneous Human Combustion.
Citing a number of respected publications, Nickell presents some
intriguing information about this dramatic case.
Mrs. Miller was in the habit of getting intoxicated every day and
was last seen entering the kitchen "to warm herself". Her remains
were found "a foot and a half" from the kitchen hearth fire. From
this, Nickell deduced the victim got drunk, passed out on or near the
hearth then died when her clothes caught fire.
It was widely accepted in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
that Spontaneous Human Combustion was caused by excessive alcohol
intake. It was erroneously believed that accumulation of alcohol
in body tissues would dramatically increase combustibility and the
body somehow metabolized alcohol to produce hydrogen and other
inflammable gases which were stored in the body tissues. A spark
produced by the body's internal electricity would then ignite the
body. This theory is questionable due to the many cases involving
victims who were known to be non-drinkers. Moreover, understanding
of the mechanism of metabolism has completely debunked the theory.
We now know an individual would succumb to alcohol poisoning long
before such saturation could occur.
For a long time it was simply accepted that Spontaneous Human
Combustion was either a vengeful act of Go- against sinners, or
an act of the dev-l seizing a faithful servant's soul. The public
interest in Spontaneous Human Combustion faded until a number of
more contemporary cases were reported.
Is a human body combustible?
Under the right conditions, a human body will burn but this is
not the same as being combustible. For combustion to occur, the
body must be consumed by flames and heat, and reduced to ashes in
an explosively short time.
Scientifically, under certain conditions combustion will occur,
but extreme temperatures such as that experienced inside a furnace
or burning automobile would have to be present.
Alternatively, some kind of accelerant such as gasoline is
implicated. The apparent lack of these external causes is the
real mystery in true cases of SHC. There is no known scientific
reason why self-ignition or combustion could occur, although
there are plenty of theories.
Some researchers assert that flames must appear suddenly and be
very fast in order to prevent the victim from responding. Such an
assertion won't hold up if the victim is unconscious or dead at
the time of the incident.... and there is ample evidence for this
often being the case. Many of the victims were alcoholic,
medicated, or elderly and one can imagine them being incapacitated
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