# Spontaneous Human Combustion

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**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [November 10, 2009, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spontaneous-human-combustion/517064 "2009-11-10T17:04:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spontaneous-human-combustion/517064/1 "2009-11-10T17:04:28Z")

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column: [Do people really die from “spontaneous human combustion”? - The Straight Dope](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/190/do-people-really-die-from-spontaneous-human-combustion)

I’m glad Cecil gave an update on this, because the first part was rather credulous.

Note that demonstrations have been performed with pig carcasses and demonstrated the wicking effect and the same type of conditions of extreme destruction next to things left intact.