People Keep Catching On Fire And We Don't Know Why

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[@joshuatalbert3267]

Diabetic ketoacidosis (which is basically extreme ketosis that leads to a build up of ketones) is more likely. Unlike ketosis, ketoacidosis is not super common - it’s a medical emergency. And since ketoacidosis often leads to coma and death without immediate treatment, that could explain why these people are incapacitated. More importantly, one of the main symptoms of ketoacidosis is, in fact, “acetone breath.” Fits pretty damn well!

[@mrsliverman]

Thank you Sherlock ❤❤

[@susanhayward2063]

Supercalifragalisticexpealidocious is the obvious.

[@susanhayward2063]

Although it's quite precocious.

[@NickyBlue99]

Plus when you die you release gas..... those farts would fuel the fire

[@dylanmcshane9976]

Sounds legit enough. Youd figure the man who did the acetone burning experiment would have came across this. Or this would have easily led to them investigating the medical conditions of these people who combusted. But they didn't. Strange.

[@sarasmr4278]

I had a real phobia of this as a child after finding it in a Ripley's Believe It Or Not book, to the point I had practice runs from my bed to the bathtub so I could put myself out if I ever woke up to find myself on fire.

[@TenFalconsMusic]

A sprinkler system for your baloon-knot area may have set your mind at ease.

[@sarasmr4278]

​@@TenFalconsMusic my...what?

[@prepper_nation_h]

I think I read that same book and was weirded out by Spontaneous Human Combustion as well. I never took it so far as to practice bathtub drills, though.

[@Divine_jerk]

​@@prepper_nation_h Qq1

[@wreckinball11]

Mid 50's and read a very similar book found at a book fair. Terrifying to an 8-10 year old. Where was all the censorship todays kids enjoy. Kidding, I'm glad to have learned from mistakes, which is a downfall of todays kids.

[@StvPaterek]

One thing still remains. Even with acetone and extreme flammability, you still haven't explained the bones being consumed. Like you said, even in a crematorium, 90 minutes and the bones are still there. Also remember that the house doesn't burn down, the chair is damaged but not gone, and nothing that is just a few feet away is destroyed.

[@LiveFreeOrDie2A]

Thank you!! I left a comment pointing out this exact hole in all the theories. I’m still waiting for anyone to offer any kind of explanation for this!

[@jeremyspaghetti1506]

bones are actually flammable! however; they need to be brought to a high temperature first, and have direct contact with fire (typically, anyways) in order to catch fire, an example of this is chucking say, a deer skull (as an example, not exclusive to skulls.) into a bonfire. This skull will eventually be lit on fire, and if you have enough bones you can fuel a fire with it. The reason they don't burn in a crematorium is either A, its not hot enough or B, it's not close enough to fire. (I'm not a crematorium expert but I believe they are like really big ovens) likely the answer is b, as a crematorium is 1000 degrees (Celsius) as the video said, which is noticeably more than a campfire's temperature of ~820-900 degrees Celsius, with a general maximum temperature of ~1100 degrees Celsius. so most likely, it requires direct contact with fire, typically to ignite bones. or they just don't have bones idk, not an expert on burning human corpses. :)

[@etee08]

Why not? On 9/11 tons of Steel Was melted with only Kerosin! And if my friend smoke his bong, all what's left behind is also only Ash and some strange oily res... It's a strange world out there.. 😏

[@MrDUneven]

What if acetone has time to fill all the bores and hollow parts in bones? So it's not just acetonic fats burning around the bones but the bones themselves getting hot enough if not completely burn, at least disfigure or melt so it seems like even the bones were burnt away? I don't know if adding fuel fixes this mystery.

[@etee08]

@@MrDUneven Why is it that chair or sometimes even the Bed still in good condition?

[@bill29-g3b]

For what it's worth I consciously lived with this fear for two decades or more. As a teenager my metabolism was so sped up and I suffered from insomnia terribly. I never needed coffee or Mountain Dew. I would say I was "naturally sped up". But, I was also a victim of every type of abuse imaginable since infancy and that probably played a big factor. Although at that time I never put it together, I was just concentrating on surviving. It always felt as if I was going to burst into flames at any time. My skin was always hot and my B.P. was thumping fast. I couldn't shut off my brain. My thoughts were rapid and broad. Sounds crazy but I'm not. After graduating I worked and always complained to my folks that I work hard all day and can't sleep all night. My dad said, "Nobody ever died from lack of sleep". That condition permeated my very existence. Continuosly. For decades. Sometime maybe ten years ago it leveled off. I could finally sleep peacefully. I could finally get tired and yawn and pass out. You just don't know how good that feels after a life of Sonic the Hedgehog.

[@dewilew2137]

Your dad kinda sounds like a jerk. You can absolutely die from a lack of sleep. Look up Fatal Familial Insomnia. But even without that particular rare condition, if you go without sleep for long enough, theoretically, you will die. I’m not sure if it’s actually physically possible, because after a certain amount of time, your body forces you into what’s called “micro sleeps”, short, unrestful, unconscious naps that you fall into without realizing it when you’re sleep deprived. It’s your brain’s way of rebelling against the damage that that you’re doing to it by not sleeping. A self-preservation mechanism, essentially.

[@bill29-g3b]

@@dewilew2137 He's been dead for thirty years.

[@suzysteel]

❤🙏❤sounds like a thyroid issue

[@sethstatler8480]

Sounds like mania to me. I deal with it myself. You feel like a superhero until the depression kicks in. Luckily I only suffer the depression stages in the winter months until all the holidays are over. Sorry about your trauma. I deal with PTSD as well. You are not alone. You are important. And Jesus loves you.

[@thesphider8298]

Hypomania.

[@shuga1313]

I love how Thoughty 2 builds it up , and then in great detail , breaks it down .... Very awesome channel

[@pro-socialsociopath769]

The main thing I took away from this was: To save the family money on cremation, try to enter an extreme ketosis state right before I kick it to maximize the levels of acetone in my tissue - that way they can just light the fuse with a $2 BIC lighter and get it all done in the backyard instead of thousand dollar crematoriums

[@BRUHItsABunny]

for real

[@sunnyquinn3888]

Underrated pro tip. I don't have diabetes yet, but I'm double fisting Coke rn so it shouldn't be long.

[@lordeverybody872]

Maybe you'll be lucky enough to not splurge on the $2 lighter😮

[@troybarber4475]

Or just pour nail polish remover all over the dead body and light that sucker up!

[@TheStitchWitchPodcast]

We love a diy hack

[@ericcarabetta1161]

Along with quicksand, I was led to believe, as a child, that this would be a much more common, and serious issue. You don't really hear about it that often anymore, though.

[@simonelliot3712]

The reason this doesn't happen anymore is because forensics have advanced to the point where you can't fake this anymore. You're welcome.

[@slartybartfast6526]

I would add to these, getting lost in the Bermuda Triangle.

[@DasosBeats]

@@slartybartfast6526 oh hell yeah

[@dadsquatch79]

The whole stop drop and roll thing had me terrified as a kid. I thought people would just burst into flame based on the number of posters in my school with screaming cartoon kids on fire....

[@galleryofrogues]

@@slartybartfast6526 also people swinging on chandeliers

[@christineparis5607]

In the early 1970s, the hospital that my mom worked at had a patient suddenly combusted in a hospital bed! Died instantly and burned the bed to dust, but didn't spread. It was weird, and never solved. Scared us to death!

[@martinmorrissey5647]

for real, your mum actually saw this? was it covered on the news? where did it happen? Im not questioning your honesty, I just want to know more. thanks

[@Saxxin1]

@@martinmorrissey5647 No. don't believe everything you see on the internet. "Scared US to death". Like she would be at work with her mother when it happened lol. Don't be a sucker.

[@christineparis5607]

@@martinmorrissey5647 My mom worked in admitting patients into the hospital so she only went into patients room to admit them if it was an emergency or there were things to be signed off on, I dont think she saw any of it, but I did see a photo of the burned out bed in the Palo Alto times. Mom told me it was confounding everyone how it could have happened and they kind of locked down and told everyone to keep quiet, which I think they did, because the whole town was built around Stanford hospital and university so you didn't want to piss them off! Mom said it was spontaneous combustion because the woman went up like a torch and just the bed, it would have spread because it was so hot, but didn't. Stanford did have automatic hallway doors that slammed shut if there was a fire or earthquake. I was there during a small quake once, and all these huge hallway doors started slamming shut. It was creepy! I wish I knew more, it might be on Google, not sure. I'm going to try and find it...

[@christineparis5607]

@@Saxxin1 I was at the hospital every day after school, since I walked there from Palo Alto HS to the hospital and my mom got off at 4 pm and we'd go to the store after or go to the mall and then go home. I used to sit in the lobby and do homework till she was ready to go. Neither of us saw the woman, because they'd never let you check out a room that was possibly a crime scene, etc. It would be locked. I did see a photo of the burned up bed, but of course not the woman. Do not disbelieve everything' you come across. It's just as foolish as believing everything you see. I'm just talking about an incident that happened where my mom worked. Why would you find that so incredible? Yes, it's a crazy incident but I saw and heard a lot of crazy stuff that actually happened there. I cannot believe the stuff I used to hear of in the nurses lounge, they'd forget I was there and really spill the gossip, you have no idea!!! Nurses have seen it all!!

[@bruuhhhh]

​@@Saxxin1 well I think they meant the concept scared them to death. Still sceptical though

[@FrosstKatt]

I used to have a huge phobia of this when I was a kid, I was genuinely scared this would happen to me

[@neo-didact9285]

I mean, if it happens it happens, it's sudden and out of our control. May as well not fear it and just embrace it.

[@battery781]

It still can friend

[@Taraxacum1996]

Wonder if this will be a self fulfilling prophecy for you.

[@PhoenixRising883]

I was first introduced to spontaneous human combustion in a horror story book I checked out of my school library when I was 8 (I think it was scary stories to tell in the dark but I don't remember). After I initially read the story, I wanted to sleep in a tub full of water and was very upset that my mother refused. It's been almost 40 years since I checked that book out, and I'm still terrified of succumbing to this.

[@donsuchoski]

I saw it on Unsolved Miseries

[@windyr]

It's because we hold in our farts. Randy Marsh proved this

[@MowiWowi]

bro you never heard of randy marsh?

[@WeldonLooney]

Lolol he is making. South Park reference. Randy marsh is an idiot Although, I do believe holding in your farts is bad for you

[@anthonyrowell7853]

@@hyperchord Randy marsh is a world renowned geologist

[@michaelmcdonnell5998]

Oh yeah! 'Farty' Marsh to his friends!

[@angelcardona9422]

😂🤣 the south park reference

[@sstiles3601]

I first heard about this as a very young child. Don't remember where I heard about it just that I was probably five or six. That's a pretty impressionable age. I spent YEARS terrified I was just going to burst into flames to the extent of severed panic attacks over it. Thank goodness it got better as I got older and was able to understand more scientific things.

[@strixfiremind]

I am a smoker, and have known a few people, and read about hundreds of others, who smoke in bed...then die in house fires. For this reason, I don't smoke tired, and I never smoke in bed. Simple to avoid really lol.

[@enkicat]

I live in 2024 and my bed is flame retardant . So I smoke in it . Just ask the ladies

[@vdub5030]

You sure do a good job making these videos. Knowing that you love doing it makes it all the better. Thanks!

[@magneticpupful]

I have watched you since WAY back now (my husband died week before last and I’ve been reminiscing) him and I, being a gay couple… we sorta turned the KZbinrs that we constantly watched our family because you all were there with through so much … and I find myself wanting to say something only realizing you have no idea who we are …. So now I’m sitting here on my birthday and I needed something to occupy my mind so I decided to write this anyhow to let you know that John suddenly died and Joey is trying to manage… thanks for all of your hard work and amazing times you spent entertaining and teaching us!

[@basedblueboy8770]

Sorry for your loss

[@mermaid_at_heart213]

That's so sad. I'm really sorry. 💜

[@magneticpupful]

@@mermaid_at_heart213 thank you … I appreciate the sentiment…. I have always known that we were codependent and I would endure this pain 1000 times worse just to have 2 more minutes with him … we added it up and in total over 13 years … we were apart for 14 days. And I try to stay positive but it’s just so so so hard .

[@magneticpupful]

@@basedblueboy8770 thank you .. I appreciate it

[@seriously3130]

Very sorry for your loss. I hope you know that we'll see those who have gone before us when our time comes.. I hope you find comfort in that knowledge.

[@i_dream_of_memes]

you’re so good at finding topics that aren’t in vogue and 5 other big content creators are making videos on the same thing within a week of each other 😂 and even when you cover something I have lots of exposure to, yours is more entertaining, and I always learn something new! hats off to ya chappy

[@AidanPatko]

A creator I watch just posted a video about SHC yesterday 😂 wild coincidence.

[@shuruff904]

Simon Whistler did at the same time roughly lol

[@AidanPatko]

@@shuruff904 Simon was the creator tho whom I was referring! Factboi fans unite!

[@shuruff904]

@@AidanPatko yeah it's really weird if it was coincidence...I watch Simon alot

[@i_dream_of_memes]

lol that’s funny, SHC was not on my radar, never has been. not surprised tho. the “big 5” on my subscriptions/recommends did not cover it, but the internet/youtube is a big place. there’s prolly 1,000 channels world wide that constitutes different ppl’s big 5. the algorithm sorting hat just tosses us to different ones I guess

[@AlanSpenceAlanGCCMSpence]

My Aunt Carol burst into flames back in 1984! True! In her recliner chair, She didn't drink alcohol, she didn't smoke cigarettes! Just burst into flames! 90% was gone in ash, just like here only her feet we're left! Only had a cup of tea on her table with a lamp on it...crazy nuts!

[@MarioGoatse]

What a load of a Granny Ash.

[@alaskawoolf3737]

So now my question is: Has there ever been a recorded case of Spontaneous Animal Combustion?

[@ZingaraJoe]

That's an excellent question.

[@abethepunk]

This! My dog died from ketoacidosis, was he flammable?

[@jessydaniels4399]

Yes, according to Google. Spontaneous combustion applies to people, animals, and objects that are not normally flammable.

[@MarioGoatse]

@@abethepunk You look like the type of person to try and smoke him. Did you try?

[@politerudeboi6898]

on my bbq

[@versatahlsharp4638]

There have been a handful of people who survived this. One man had a flame come out of his leg a few times and he lived just fine.

[@LKMNOP]

Something he should have emphasized a bit more is that the very chairs that the people were sitting in or the rug etc around them we're not burned. If a human burst into flames enough to reduce it to ash, you really think something else would be burnt also. As for the feet not burning because they don't have enough fat in them, neither does the head nor the hands. And for the old age bit, the woman with the father and the brother-in-law wasn't old. It truly is a mystery, considering how much we know about how many scientific things nowadays. No one theory so far covers everything. Not even one case of spontaneous combustion no less all of them. Fascinating!

[@socialtwister207]

Similar to when a kid learns about death stats and ratios to go along with it, this is one of those things that if I had learned about it when I was younger, I would have gone the rest of my life terrified thinking I could burst into flames at any given moment lmao.

[@jaemezzi]

I’m 34 years old and I am terrified!! 😳

[@tomcloud54]

This video really pleases me. I have always thought spontaneous human combustion to be more than an urban myth, and now I do think that last theory really could be the answer. As you say, with who knows how many new camera's being installed every day, sooner or later there should eventually be a clear video of the phenomena.

[@chazbarns1410]

It makes 0 sense lmao, you can have a lit cigarette throw in a cup of premium gasoline and it wont even combust or ignite. To say someone (a human, made up of over 60% water) spontaneously catches fire.

[@chazbarns1410]

Its just… no, wont happen. They got murdered.

[@maozedong8370]

@@chazbarns1410 Water can burn ferociously when certain chemicals are in the water, that is a ridiculous argument.

[@KingTFD]

Well with cameras, it would never be labeled "spontaneous human combustion", just "old lady lights herself on fire by accident"

[@viking_nor]

​@@maozedong8370 yours is even dumber buddy.

[@MicahlanBoney]

I’m hopelessly addicted to your videos, Thoughty2! Thanks for the upload. “Stick a Flag in It” is a delightful read

[@anshuuu9708]

Thank you for pinning your review, think I'll buy it, cuz I have been always in doubt

[@michaelnapper4565]

I was tripping on LSD once in a room with two other people who were talking to each other. I was sitting there quietly, feeling weird and alone, when the thought that spontaneous combustion is a real thing entered my mind, and I began to laugh so hard that I couldn't breathe. That is pretty much the whole story....it was weird. If you'd like to spice that up a bit for your friends, you can tell them that I laughed so hard that I burst into flames lol.

[@jimbond7992]

The one thing that wasn't really mentioned in the theories is the fact that the furniture isn't consumed by the fire

[@strange42069]

Love the channel! I've always thought spontaneous human combustion was so fascinating. 🤯

[@Hayley-vj4rz]

Well it's not real so...

[@davidmunroe-glada2098]

I like that Exploding Head Syndrome you got there at the end of your sentence, some say that’s real too maybe it’s somehow linked to this one too? It think some that do experience this one thinks it feels like he just awoke from a Nuke or something… oh maybe hell that’s more prefer by me if so… 🤔🔥👉🤯

[@RationallySkeptical]

Thank you for staying rationally skeptical. The time to believe something is when there is evidence sufficient to justify it, and not one moment before. Anyone who cares about whether or not what they believe is true should operate under this "rule" ALL. THE. TIME.

[@MrTunes333]

The problem with science it does not consider the paranormal as our ancestors used to, it only considers what it can view, while knowing that it only views a very small part of reality.

[@solomon7722]

I remember being like six reading books on Spontaneous human combustion as well as seeing stories of it on unsolved mysteries and such. This is a nice refresher course lol

[@GamerDog2024]

I remember a TV show back like in the 1980s discussing this issue. One strange thing was that there was a guy on the show that claimed he was sitting around the house and his arm suddenly combusted. From what I recall, he got the fire out, but did have severe burns. I don't recall him being a senior/elderly person. The show might have been "In Search Of" with Leonard Nemoy.

[@photosbyjf]

i remembered that one as well

[@Mr.Schitzengigglez]

My great grandmother gave me a book on human oddities, written in the early 1900s. It included a chapter on spontaneous human combustion cases. In every case, the fire only affected the immediate area of the victim. Even their bones were incinerated. For that to occur, the fire would have to burn for days, at very low heat, or a few minutes, at extremely high heat, and extinguish itself immediately. People can throw ideas of how they reason with the science of it. But, I don't see any that can prove that sometimes, it just happens.

[@nesirsitsir]

Thoughty2 and Simon Whistler both making spontaneous combustion videos on the same day? You guys are blowing up!

[@caleblockhart6304]

Yeah but Simon debunked it while thoughty2 thinks it's real

[@S-AI6]

​@Caleb Lockhart who to believe??

[@helenbunnehmummeh5154]

Simon debunks everything! 😂

[@greenockscatman]

Spontaneous Human combustion, so hot right now 🔥

[@nugboy420]

@@helenbunnehmummeh5154 lol he doesn’t trust anything lmao.

[@grahamwells173]

My daughter is convinced it’s aliens doing it just to confuse us 🤣

[@deadmanriding1118]

She's right, research proves anal probes can have serious consequences... 🥁

[@grahamwells173]

@@deadmanriding1118 🤣😆🤣🤣I’ll tell her

[@maleriefox1189]

Think about it tho they're probably shooting us with a laser type gun that disintegrates us

[@thelordsigma]

Facts are always better than opinions, I like your content because at the end, you present the facts and we can form our own opinions to to best of our knowledge. You are an awesome lad and for tat I thank you very much.

[@SkilesHasFun]

I can always count on Thoughty2 to give me a phobia of circumstances I would've otherwise never considered.

[@bridgetsclama]

I read an article once, probably 30 yrs back, about SHC that was fascinating. There are several instances of people seeing others with flames, but they managed to put them out before serious burns set in. It's a phenomenon that I don't think we'll ever have proof, one way or the other, on exactly what happens. Great clip!

[@DJ.Michelle]

My problem with the theory is this: if it was a dropped cigarette or stray ember that burned them alive, why does nothing else burn?? Especially with a sudden fire burning hot enough to even incinerate bones, which even cremation doesn't do, you'd think it wouldn't be so localized, that any fire burning that hot for that long would burn the entire place down around them, but it doesn't, doesn't even burn up the furniture they were resting on or in, n even leaves lower limbs n the clothing n shoes untouched by the flames??? That seems ridiculous no matter how the fires started...

[@alastorgdl]

You're trying reasoning with people who believe every UFO can be explained by lens clouds and metheorological ballons Reasoning with dishonest fools is a waste of time

[@philyeary8809]

Agreed, it's a stupid idea, the combustion is more likely undiscovered radiation, a microwave energy weapon, akin to crowd control devices, or murder cults.

[@notAyeee]

there aint no way this releases as I am watching Fire Force

[@TheJonkler-b8x]

Me too bro 😂

[@CarNerd7]

dude same! I'm watching S2 lmao

[@mrrattle9423]

I literally just finished season 2 a few days ago then this comes up

[@blackicynoob6119]

Omg 3rd generation irl possible???

[@Gisaboiad]

Làtom lol

[@Steven-ze2zk]

The biggest mystery of all is why the fire only consumed the body and not the rest of the environment...things like chairs and beds remain completely untouched.

[@Varunc95]

Probably because water leaked out of human body and the environment was wet due to fluids from blood and muscles. But body and bones got burnt due to ketones.

[@SunTxu]

​@HanCock lol😂😂😂

[@cezar6636]

Maybe someone burned them and place the ash there ? Idk ?

[@mysurfing3550]

Since the bones are also destroyed it seems like a chemical reaction goes wrong. It might be incredibly rare for the circumstances to be just right but is like a very bad luck lotto. Maybe some random particle hits just right and starts a chain reaction. I seen a random slow burn fire on some grass before. I dumped water on it but it kept going, in place. I thought for sure it had to be a gas leak and called the fire department. They put it out but were baffled at why it was so hard to put out because it was green grass only in that small foot area and no gas leak! It was windy and should have spread but didn't. It was just a random arse patch of fire right there that was hard to put out for no reason known. It looked like a glitch in the matrix or something haha...

[@mermaid_at_heart213]

That is really bizarre.

[@Emily-jb3qh]

Perhaps it was a root fire?

[@philyeary8809]

Energy weapon test

[@redguardgaming902]

I promise you I will watch the whole video if you put the ad read in first because going from "oily substance coated the entire ground floor" to huel is such a mindfeck

[@jonc-1989]

Wouldn't nearby furniture also catch fire? If you are on fire in your bed, you'd assume the flames will spread to the duvet/pillows and so forth? Seems weird to be contained to just the body when surrounded by other combustables

[@sadLeshrac]

I imagine the 60% of water in the human body is too much and they just melt away. more like lava, which does not spread much.

[@MattyEngland]

Most modern furniture is flame retardant, you can put a lighter or a match to it and it won't burn.

[@SmithsMobile]

I explaind this in a separate post, all cases happen in poorly ventilated rooms, the flames quickly use up all the oxygen and smouldering takes over and the body burns more like a cigarette so doesent burn surrounding items. The fire brigade debunked this ridiculous myth decades ago and go into great detail explaining how it happens.

[@AppalachianAnd]

​@@MattyEngland is flame what?😅

[@alastorgdl]

@@SmithsMobile Oh, you just explained how a cigarette can't burn anything else. Wonderful I love the world according to scientism

[@OlyChickenGuy]

I'm right at the beginning of this episode right now, so I'm really curious if your video will come to the same conclusion as what happened to my great-grandmother. My great-grandmother, Ivy, was one of very few confirmed cases of spontaneous human combustion in Washington state, found as a pile of ash on her bed, which was singed but nothing else in the house was at all burnt. The key ingredients to this case according to authorities was that she was a heavy drinker, chain smoker, and morbidly obese. As the story goes, she must have drank enough to pass out while smoking her cigarette, which caught her nightgown on fire and between the fabric of her gown and her immense fat reserves, she smouldered like a candle until all that was left was ash. As a smouldering fire can be intensely hot, it's quite possible for a human body to completely burn up and once the fatty "wax" is gone, the fire dies out, leaving everything around the body perfectly fine if not simply singed. I was in seventh grade when my science teacher brought up spontaneous human combustion, and upon coming home and sharing this with my mum, she informed me of the story of Ivy as how she lost her grandmother. On one hand, I'm sad to not have met my great-grandmother, who seemed to be doing well for the prospect of meeting her great-grandchildren, but on the hand of accepting reality as it is... it's kind of cool to be able to say I have family ties to this phenomena.

[@JimmyHey]

If there is an outside source, like a cigarette, then the cigarette is the cause of the fire and not "the human spontaneously combusting". That's simply because "spontaneous human combustion" isn't real. The definition of spontaneous combustion rules out an outside source of the fire like a cigarette or an ember from an open flame. Humans don't "spontaneously combust" without an outside source to ignite the fire.

[@Saffron-sugar]

@@JimmyHey you didn’t read what he wrote. The coroners decision was that she was drunk and fell asleep, smoking a cigarette as she was a heavy smoker. So, yes.

[@Saffron-sugar]

That is a cool story, but sorry to hear about your great grandmother. What you’re describing is not spontaneous human combustion though. The slow burning of somebody with a lot of alcohol in their system and morbid obesity is called the “Wick effect“. This means that instead of the fire going everywhere, it slowly burns the individual like a candle. You say the coroner decided that she must’ve been smoking a cigarette and that’s what started the fire. But that is not “spontaneous“. In cases of “spontaneous human combustion“ the idea is the fire just starts within the person with no accelerant ::poof::. It’s a supernatural phenomena. Most people don’t believe in that, and would say that what happened to your grandmother, is the true explanation of spontaneous human combustion.

[@JimmyHey]

@@Saffron-sugar No, I read it. I'm just saying the exact same thing that you're saying. It wasn't spontaneous human combustion in this case. How do you tell me that I didn't read what he wrote and then continue to say the same exact thing I told him in another comment? lmao "The definition of spontaneous combustion rules out an outside source of the fire like a cigarette" What I wrote. "You say the coroner decided that she must’ve been smoking a cigarette and that’s what started the fire. But that is not “spontaneous“. In cases of “spontaneous human combustion“ the idea is the fire just starts within the person with no accelerant " Wgat you wrote. YOU didn't read what I wrote.

[@SunnyLovetts]

Let’s hope it doesn’t run in the family ;)

[@tysongrey5823]

Would love to see some more paranormalish / cryptid type stuff but everything you do is great. I'd listen to you talk on stage ✌️

[@arogueburrito]

he did a lot of that content years ago

[@hollie611]

maybe they weren't human????? A bit on the the Paranormal side when you think about it like that

[@BLUE_OCTOBER-TRIX]

“pardon me while I burst into flames” 😂

[@nagyati87]

One problem: they should burn down possibly the house, but at least their surroundings as they burn HOT, for not just a second, but at least a couple of minutes.

[@theplatitudefromouterspace]

I didn't know how much I looked forward to the cheeky wink until I was deprived of it. I may just need to watch this again, and have an old wink ready in another tab.

[@joeisalmostasbigasyou9634]

Man I love this channel, these vids are so good

[@tracymclaughlinholmes677]

I'm 47, at 29 I had to have an emergency C-section. Not long after that I had to have a hysterectomy removing my uterus and cervix only. I tell you all this because I've been in perimenopause for about five years now and I swear that during one of these many many hot flashes I'm going to spontaneously combust. I'm not sure which one's going to push me over the edge but one of them is going to see either me burst into flames or me generate so much heat that my clothing will spontaneously combust. Ask any post-menopausal woman and I'm sure she feels the same 😂😂😂😂

[@mitzi66]

True! Now I'm scared! 😂

[@thembadube9589]

I married my wife of 37 years when she was in her early twenties. When she turned 50, she suddenly got hotter, not only metaphorically. Winters are great, but summers are utter hell, literally.

[@anshuuu9708]

@@thembadube9589 goddddd

[@diarrheapool]

i'm a 37 year old male. i have diarrhea all the time and i'm always hot even in cold weather. my skin doesn't glow anymore and i have new cavities in my teeth. Am I going through manapause?

[@anshuuu9708]

@@diarrheapool no, your case is just extreme

[@FoxyNOTFurry]

I knew this when I was a child on a book. It so scared to me!! Even today I can't imagine if I or my schoolmates suddenly catch on fire without any warning!

[@greysonwinkelman5248]

My neuroscience professor in college was convinced that spontaneous human combustion was due to a horrible malfunction of the brain. Where the brain fired off at its full capacity of electrical charges all at once. He said he was absolutely certain if the brain were too self-destruct as it were you would be reduced to ash very quickly.

[@aleksanderhaa8745]

You never mentioned it, but as you grow older, your body contains less water and more fat. In turn making you more flammable?

[@MM-ig1iv]

Yeah he did dummy

[@yeahitsme4066]

We were made for Spontaneous Human Combustion

[@davidtomlinson6138]

Not forgetting, humans tend to have a higher sugar content in their diet - hence sweet sickly smell ! 🤔

[@danielu1763]

My votes for DKA as well. Clothing made of synthetic materials like polypropylene may also provide enough initial heat to get things going if lit.

[@astrid703]

Love it! Get to watch Mr. Thoughty and FactBoy opine on the same subject, one after the other. Which illustrates the "double" effect of two auteurs creating similar content at the same time--something that Simon JUST remarked on in a recent video. What a small cozy world.

[@jasonbuck489]

I used to work for Susquehanna Township School District 20 plus years ago where I met a gentleman named Larry Arnold who drove a School Bus Part Time... He was a very interesting and intelligent individual to say the least... Anyhow, he is considered one of the World's foremost Experts on Spontaneous Human Combustion... He has studied this and has written books on the subject.... Great guy!...

[@Regnatoo]

The acetone explanation actually does make a lot of sense, especially in the case of that lady, who's breath was on fire: people who suffer from diabetes have a breath smelling of acetone, due to their inability to get rid of the ketones in their blood. Older people typically also have a higher risk of developing diabetes, especially when they are obese, also explaining the oily residue.

[@Ekamin1]

The flame is the soul's breath... The black smoke is the soul's release... Ashes thou wert and art... May thy soul return to the great flame of fire. Latom.

[@Gisaboiad]

This made me laugh so hard lol Làtom

[@RedShadowAMV]

i'm sorry I know the entire video is dedicated to providing a solution as to why this isn't just a random thing but I think the idea of some divine figure snapping their fingers and a random person on earth exploding out of the blue is just too funny

[@H1DD3NxN1NJA]

I just don’t understand with this is how the persons house doesn’t catch fire, if the flame is so hot it can destroy our bones to ash, how does the fire not catch the couch/chair they are sitting on , on fire? How does the fire not spread to the rest of their house? These examples were all put in peoples houses, so I’d assume the house will go up into flames with them

[@Boop__Doop]

Me: hi. My neighbour: hi. Me: *spontaneously combusts*

[@michelecurtis887]

The candle theory doesn’t make any sense to me either because for as long as that would take for someone’s body to catch on fire that horrifically they would’ve felt that pain long before it got that serious, and been able to put the fire out

[@Kynoki]

All the spontaneous people be scared for their life now 😅

[@mitzi66]

🤣

[@mermaid_at_heart213]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 Thanks for that comment. I got a kick out of it.

[@garrysekelli6776]

The suspicious part is that there is only spontaneous human combustion and never a single case of spontaneous elephant combustion or spontaneous hedgehog combustion.

[@myscreen2urs]

Sonic would be in constant ketosis🤔 maybe he's blowing himself off by running so fast🙃

[@rvdzst]

Rather than elephants or hedgehogs I would be more interested in cases of spontaneous combustion of domestic or farm animals

[@jackdurden466]

I’ve believed in this but never really had a clue as to how it would start. We have in our bodies everything that could start a fire, only it’s all separated from each other. Electrical impulses in our brains, methane from gas, the fat (like he said also) burns damn well. But I am starting to lean towards the supernatural. It’s just too hard to prove. And a big reason for this another point he made, they’re always alone.

[@fvrrljr]

*DEHYDRATION* along with Ketosis perhaps ??? i don't drink enough water and been zapped by electricity. i told my electrical teacher (long time ago) that i pursposely put live wire 120V into bucket and stuck my hand (i showed video to teacher). not only did teacher give me a piece of his mind (he's a member of MENSA) but mentioned possible dehydrated plus if water bucket had salt i'd be telling a different story. always been fascinated of Spontaneous Human Combustion stories loved the video, great narrating voice

[@garyk1334]

I was 18 & stood chatting to my dad in his kitchen , we'd had a few the night before & we were preparing breakfast , i was in my dressing gown & i lit a cigarette with a match & a few seconds later my dad was ripping my dressing gown off , it was so funny i thought he'd gone berserk for no reason & was messing about . It turned out part of the match had flown on to my shoulder & ignited , apparently spreading instantly across my back , my dad bless him had spotted the flames & saved me from oblivion , we reckoned hair spray ( 80's 😂 ) had built up on the gown resulting in whoosh !!! Thanks dad ❤

[@terryhollands2794]

I've heard about burn out from work. It must be quite the job to combust spontaneously. 😂

[@jeaniebee3657]

the elderly also use Vaseline and lotion and baby oils on their bodies, im surprised non of those items have come up in some of the theories of the wick effect. asper creme, Bengay stuff like that

[@suemount6042]

Exactly the reason not to use petrolatum based products there’s plenty of others out there on the market that are just as effective without it

[@sethchapman8001]

Thoughty2 and Simon (Decoding the Unknown) both put out SHC videos on the same day! Double your viewing pleasure.

[@oldman9642]

And none of this has identified why NOTHING else, other than the body and slight margins of the surrounding materials, is destroyed. How can a fire this apparently hot not spread?? There has to be something “special” about this fire that it doesn’t burn everything.

[@DavidEdwards-e6m]

All of the cases were raised off the floor by chairs beds etc, the pig experiment was lieing on a solid base, surely the fact that the bodies being raised increases the air circulation beneath them creating all round air circulation and a perfect storm for a localised fire, the flimsy bases (chairs and beds) may become damp from body water preventing them from being fully burnt, just a thought.

[@undersizedajj]

It could be that multiple phenomena with similar outcomes are being conflated... maybe the wick effect can work under the right circumstances, and maybe the acetone theory applies in some cases, and maybe some of them are murders.

[@MichaelBecker-bc8xr]

Anyone else notice that, and decoding the unknown (Simon whistler), released this topic same day?! Also it's funny that Simon takes every single liberty to tell you about one of his dozen or more KZbin channels. 😂

[@sophiaisabelle027]

Spontaneous human combustion is practically a scientific mystery. No one knows for sure what causes it.

[@wendywoo25]

This happened to a 17 year old girl at college in front of a lot witnesses in England in the town where I live! The people around her doused the fire out but she died in hospital some days later. It's been hushed up here because of the upset to her family. A lot of paranormal investigators, reporters etc. She was attending catering classes so there would of been hobs and ovens. Although the fire took place when she was not in the kitchens but on a flight of stairs going to or from her class with her friends. Whatever the cause its very sad for all.

[@Baruch-Hashem]

Great video, Thank You.

[@Raggmopp-xl7yf]

The best theory I've heard is ball lightening. Something that can phase through walls/windows and could probably incinerate a human in seconds.

[@patbaron8197]

Quite a few years ago I was sitting in my lounge with my daughter her friend and my son. I was sat on a chair the others were sat on the settee. I get up to change the channel on the TV when I saw a flash of light in my peripheral vision. The three children were staring at the chair that I had been sitting on a second before. They all looked shocked or frightened. They said a ball of light came from the window behind me and went at lightning speed through the chair I had been sitting on. They said the light seemed to go through the television. Just as they were explaining what had happened another one came through in exactly the same place. I was still standing up at this point so it missed me for the second time. We still talk about it now 40 years later. When I hear stories of human combustion I often wonder it this flash had have struck me would I have become a victim. It chills me to think about it.

[@causingmaddash9404]

As a kid I used to be terrified that this would happen to me

[@crptpyr]

this and quicksand

[@klarabarunovic9841]

Great, new fear unlocked...😬🥴

[@EinsamPibroch278]

It truly is a Miracle, the more we discover about the phenomenon, the less sense it makes.

[@RightyTighty1]

This…this is utterly terrifying. It’s one thing to die with your body or bones still intact. But it’s another thing entirely being incinerated within hours into an unrecognizable pile of ash. It’s such a terrible way to die.

[@DarkoAR3]

I just got finished watching fire force 💀

[@Maria_Ikea]

great anime ngl

[@DarkoAR3]

@@Maria_Ikea fr

[@CarNerd7]

I'm watching it rn lmao💀

[@ameliesayshola8854]

I’m surprised this channel hasn’t done spontaneous human combustion before! As soon as he started I knew Mary Reeser would show up, she’s one of the more famous cases. What an awful way to die, you have to hope none of them were conscious when it happened.

[@ZingaraJoe]

That was in St. Petersburg, Florida if a friend's memory of the event is the same one.

[@ArxxWyvnClaw]

Really REALLY good video!!! Please make more of these Also if there's thoughty2, where's thoughty1?

[@klarabarunovic9841]

Yeah, if there's 42 there needs to be 41 and 40 and 43 and... somewhere in the world

[@Jaggededge112]

It’s a nod to the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy.

[@Ice.muffin]

@@Jaggededge112 Heard even Musk is a loyal fan of that story. What does this say hmm....

[@Jaggededge112]

@@Ice.muffin that it appeals to lots of people!

[@Ice.muffin]

@@Jaggededge112 Yeah, but what kind of people

[@amethystspeaker6919]

I love thoughty2, these videos have become part of my daily routine😊 Can’t get enough. Thank you!

[@6thstWinston]

Thank you for making this vid. I swear to GOD I would hear about this all the time in the 90's even on the news. Then all of a sudden nothing.

[@juancortes5274]

This scared me growing up as a kid 😮 I thought it was supernatural lmao

[@DurdenstTyler]

I've been following a keto diet for like 3 months and now, i am scared, thanks for the new fear Mister!

[@suemount6042]

Exactly how many keto dieters have been found dead like that ? I can’t find evidence on a single one so don’t worry I think we are safe

[@empurress77]

I've always put some credence in the possibility of a high phosphorous content in the body being the cause. Other elements can react with water and burn too.

[@katsmeow6946]

Idk but I’ve said for years my husband will die from it. He can send a shock two inches.

[@empurress77]

@@katsmeow6946 😲

[@lindadanforth-md8hc]

i really hate the inernet these days

[@JamASharpe]

I love this channel. Thanks Thoughty2 😊😊

[@TheUnfulfilledOne]

Since Spontaneous Human Combustion is an incredibly rare phenomenon;these Flames must be Extranatural,because they cannot be Externally replicated,because they are Internally generated.I am not 100% sure only 99% sure,but I think Spontaneous Human Combustion is a kind of Self-destruct Mechanism and a Side-Effect of Original Sin!

[@SewingBoxDesigns]

Last ditch thought: DNA test the bits left? Maybe it's something genetic? Did the victims have diabetes by any chance?

[@bobm5951]

I mean spontaneous combustion isn't really that crazy of a thing. I mean we are just a bunch of chemical reactions and electrical signals. I mean we even have a bag right in the middle of us that makes and contains acid. Even sugar can combust. The dust from sugar where its being processed is flammable.

[@chazbarns1410]

It kinda is a crazy thing when you consider more than 60% of a human is water.

[@maozedong8370]

@@chazbarns1410 Again with you, what is it with you and water? Everyone knows the human body contains water, but that means nothing.

[@bigpat_4295]

Most things in dust form are easily combustible

[@TenFalconsMusic]

Lesson: If you're alone and wondering if the rumour farts are flammable is true... ...don't, just don't.

[@NickyBlue99]

Blue angel

[@emmahardesty4330]

I was thinking about this only recently. Once you've read about spontaneous combustion, it stays tucked in the brain. The fact that the surroundings don't burn seems inexplicable, and with enough intensity to consume bones...spontaneous human combustion is completely weird and simply must be real.

[@MichaelLloydMobile]

Great presentation, good information, and I love the dark humor! My theory of human spontaneous combustion has been along the lines of ketosis, and a biological process. However, I haven't ruled out the possibility of cosmic rays.

[@ranajoypal2879]

Fire Force ---- Anime Explained 😅🔥🔥

[@topsgaming4266]

Nice this video answers my burning question of why people burst into flames

[@andrewvogel5344]

The other day I thought I felt like I was going to spontaneously combust from the inside out however it turned out it was the Taco Bell working its way through me 😔

[@matthewdavis9654]

I just want to say I really appreciate your videos. They are entertaining. Informative and education keep up the good work

[@davidsucesso2419]

amazing channel and presenter thanks