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jujubee17 | 04:32 Sat 12th Nov 2005 | History
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What was the most recent case of spontaneous combustion?
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Jean Lucille Saffin or 'Jeannie', was sitting with her 82 year old father in N. London in 1982, when she suddenly burst into flames. I can't believe it myself and the article in www.madsci.org is also sceptical, but it's an interesting read.
15:40 Sat 12th Nov 2005
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Sorry, just gave you the wrong website. It's in www.howstuffworks.com
15:41 Sat 12th Nov 2005
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Not really what is being asked, but a mystery anyway. In August 1997, a girl was working on the checkout at the Co-op supermarket in Wigan when she felt a pain and thought she had been stung by a bee. She rushed to the toilet and found that her knickers were on fire. The knickers were made of polyamide, polyester and lycra. They were examined by the manufacturer but no fault was found. A smouldering cigarette was discounted because she was at work.
16:05 Sat 12th Nov 2005
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Good laugh Grunty but the truth is that human beings do not undergo spontaneous combustion. However, white phosphorus can.
21:25 Sat 12th Nov 2005
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some details and speculation here
22:43 Sun 13th Nov 2005

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