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Weird Science: Spontaneous Human Combustion (Part 1 of 2)

Engineer Larry Arnold has spent decades attempting to recreate an instance of spontaneous human combustion

Can spontaneous combustion, or burning without an external ignition source (gasoline or any other combustible substance) , occur to a human being? To historians the answer has to be “yes”, as there have been reported instances of it occurring for centuries. But consensus within the scientific community is another matter .. in fact, most believe that it is a matter of carelessness or folk lore. Enter Larry Arnold — an engineer by training, whose goal is to replicate spontaneous human combustion. Through experimentation, he explains that which is the most probable cause — quantum mechanics — in terms that non-scientists can understand, while debunking the flawed explanations of the skeptic community

He has been a guest on hundreds of radio and internet-radio programs, including Howard Stern, The Art Bell Show, and multiple episodes of CoastToCoastAM.

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