Spontaneous human combustion
 

Did anyone see the programme on Discovery tonight? I find the subject intriguing.

Did not see this one. Saw one once where the burnt a pig in a chair and recreated the effect of the half burnt body with very little damage to the chair.

I saw that one too. They are doing experiments on this one too. It's on again now.

Unfortunatly I am at work.

I love this sort of stuff but I've never seen this (don't have Discovery)

SHC really fascinates me ... I remember reading a story of a girl who's pyjamas set on fire with no ignition, and they were flame resistant as well. The fire brigade apparently tried to set either the same or replica pair on fire and failed

It's the way it can consume a human being almost totally, at such high temperatures, and not touch anything else in the immediate vacinity that fascinates me.