Spontaneous combustion ?

[Externet]

How does it work? When it does not work?

 

Oily rag, on a corner, no ventilation, hot weather...

 

What if not a rag, but a newspaper, or a soaked piece of wood with transmission fluid instead, or wet with vegetable oil, or not hot, or breezy ?

 

Is there critical key conditions for this? Is it consistently reproducible under controlled conditions?

 

Miguel

[MangoChutney]

The BBC did an experiment. Along time ago when the BBC were actually good at making programmes for TV

 

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

[YT2095]

3 things required in the Fire Triangle: Fuel, Heat and a suitable Oxidiser (usually Air, but Chlorine is good too for example).

 

meet all 3 conditions sufficiently and you will have your combustion