Unreal Unsolved

15. UNSOLVED: Spontaneous Human Combustion


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Can a person suddenly catch fire… with no source of ignition?

No matches. No wires. No accelerant. Just fire — from within.


In this episode, we explore the centuries-old mystery of Spontaneous Human Combustion (SHC):

• Real forensic cases from the 1700s to modern day 🔥

• Bodies reduced to ash while surroundings remain untouched

• Scientific theories: wick effect, acetone, static electricity, internal gas buildup 🧪

• Forensic puzzles no investigator has fully solved

• The debate: pseudoscience… or unexplained fact?


Rare, disturbing, and deeply unsolved — SHC sits at the edge of known science and unanswered phenomena.


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Unreal UnsolvedBy The Randramatics