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Spontaneous Human Combustion

Here's the nightmare scenario. You stop by your elderly mother's house to check on her. You grab the doorknob. It's hot to the touch. You ring the bell and knock. No answer.

You fish out your key and open the door. You call out but there's only silence.

The air is warm. There's a sweet, smoky smell. But, nothing looks out of place.

Finally, you go into the living room and you see it.

In your mom's favorite chair, is a pile of smoldering ash. Completely unrecognizable as human.

Just as you convince yourself that this isn't your mother, you see her jewelry in the gray dust.

And then the grisly sight of your mother's feet, still in their slippers, on the floor by the ashes.

There was a fire. An intense fire. But aside from her chair, nothing is burned. Even stranger, everything in the house is covered with a thin layer of pale yellow grease.

Your mother was a victim of spontaneous human combustion. Though rare, it happens more often than you think.

According to at least one scientist, it could happen to anybody at any time — even you.

Spontaneous Human Combustion

Comments

Next time I'm having a scotch in my robe smoking my pipe by the fire, I'll make sure to wear my finest shoes 👞

Daniel Reyes

I heard of loads of these like 40 or 50 years ago.

Chris

Or around the world

Brad Reyes

I'd like to see a episode on treasures that have not been found in America

Brad Reyes

The ad in this one is my favorite I think. 😂 that being said, I’m really enjoying rewatching these eps without commercials as a Patreon. 💜

Vikki Fairchild

Jaysus lads the Irish name pronunciation and fake accents are truly awful in this video 😅😂 next time you want Irish VO or advice on how to pronounce things DM me.

Martin Benson

Can HeckleFish run for president if he is a lord?

Mike Shields

thank you AJ and Hecklefish (Lord Hecklefish Moriaty)

David y Cari

Ok - one of the best WY files. Personally I think it’s govt mind Fck - but wow - what a great telling.

David y Cari

AJ, I have questions about the almighty YouTube and the algorithm. Based on a comment you made in the AfterFiles, I decided to track and see how YouTube handled your video. I noticed a search for spontaneous human combustion had you above Joe Scott just the other day. Today, it has you at 5th and subscribers now need to sign in for an age check, unless they're signed into their accounts. When signed out, the image of the human feet is all blurred out. Does that mean YouTube has demonitized the video already? Why is Joe Scott's video freely available even though it also shows a photo of human feet?

MikeD

And that's why I want to die naked. Have you ever heard of anybody that says they saw a naked ghost? Nope. I'm gonna be the first and I'm gonna haunt the hell out of wherever I die.

Chase Schleich

Always wear nice shoes. And maybe a nice outfit too since that will be your ghost outfit forever 👻

Veruca Dulce

https://youtu.be/zqYsFv_IxLc clip from the show. There cute you end up waving goodbye to cute fat alien blobs lol 😆

SarahLeightonCraigGater

I see why you used the Tardis. It's the Adapose. Adipose tissue, otherwise known as body fat, is a connective tissue that extends throughout your body. It's found under your skin (subcutaneous fat), between your internal organs (visceral fat) and even in the inner cavities of bones (bone marrow adipose tissue). Episode Partners in Crime Doctor Who: Episode 1 Season 4

SarahLeightonCraigGater

OMG, I was obsessed with this topic as a kid.

Kevin Via

Fantastic work as always AJ! I'm now curious what exactly the crazy 80s was like for Hecklefish.

Adrian Kemp

same, I generally hate ads. Stopped listening to the radio, stopped watching the TV, all because of the ads. But if there were more like this one, I wouldn't get pissed off every few minutes they play. Everything here is great, from the way AJ gets up from the couch, to the way HeckleFish gets drunk with power :p

Lucas Walicki

Great episode! I really enjoy your episodes and your "Abbott & Costello schitck" with Hecklefish. While I hate the advertising as a rule, I know it fuels the programming. So I hope additional sponsors catch on to what is a terrifically fun show. Thanks for the creativity and quality!

Kenneth Lund

I honestly love that sponsorship ad it cracks me up every time plus I now have an idea what to buy my dad for the holidays.

Noah Laughton

This video was 🔥

Jon Daniels

Good bad news, it’s your mother in law , but she was holding your stash. Lol

Mark william lane

Thankfully you prerecorded the sponsorship section of the video, I mean it would have been too difficult to do as a pile of ash and a pair of shoes!

Sketchy Guy NV

Okay, I have to comment on the Tardis in Heck's bowl. Wonderful touch. As to the episode, very well done. Thank you for another exercise in investigation and logic with a pinch of uncertainty.

Kazren

“Where nice shoes”….hahahaha. Great vid A.J. and HF…. But I wonder if a persons blood pH can be linked, interesting. Either way, it gives a whole new meaning to, “you are hot!!”…hehehe

Drew Shourd

Same here…

Patch

Excellent videos and clever, good hearted jokes...I really like this community 🥰

Bobbie Zarate

Spontaneous Human Combustion has always scared the hell out of me since I first heard about it and saw those pictures as a teenager.

Chase Schleich

Thank you for your time on another great video. Thank you.

Jeremy Mccary

Another great episode... Thanks

Andy UK

Whhooo hooo so early! Yay!

Felene Pollard

wow, almost had me worried about my keto diet... good thing I watched to the end 😁

Morbid Carousel

It's nice to have you back.

Sam Palahnuk

Do I want to enjoy that bourbon and cigar by the fire badly enough to wind up a brisket? Such burning questions.

Chris Overstreet

fat, drinking, smoking. checking alot of my boxes here. maybe it just heartburn, i hope.

Miketpi

My theory is; nose hair. That and ear hair. Think about it.. 😉😁

Lord Squirrel

WOOOOOOOOOO! early access is worth the price of admission.

Whiskey Tango-Foxtrot

I feel the fire inside me burning with excitement to watch this video. Oh, no...

MikeD

Just what I needed. A new phobia to obsess about!

Noah Laughton

Thank you 👍

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