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Sunday, September 09, 2012
 
PSA: if you do anaerobic exercise or Atkins diet, you can fall victim to Spontaneous Human Combustion!
PSA: if you do anaerobic exercise or Atkins diet, you can fall victim to Spontaneous Human Combustion!

http://www.brianjford.com/a-1208-NSci-SHC.pdf

Both cause Ketosis, then acetyl-CoA  is converted in the liver into acetoacetate, which decarboxylates into acetone. Acetone is 
highly flammable. Moreover, pork belly marinated in acetone for a week combusts (albeit, of course, not spontaneously, which is clearly nonsense). Pork marinated in ethanol doesn't, so boozing is safe.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spontaneous_human_combustion

Lots of photos here:
http://www.mcri.org/CMSuploads/Brian%20J.%20Ford%20-%20Solving%20the%20Mystery%20of%20Spontaneous%20Human%20Combustion-85047.pdf

Legs remain, because there is less fat in them, and more of the slim legs remain.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spontaneous_human_combustion

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