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PostPosted: 08-10-2001 10:55    Post subject: Spontaneous Human Gallstones? Reply with quote

All accounts of spontaneous human combustion follow the same pattern, and I'm surprised nobody's noticed a simple connection. Here's an experiment. Take a large dinnerplate and place a few small articles on it made of wood, plastic, paper, etc. Place a cocktail sausage in the middle. Now put it in the microwave. The sausage will eventually catch fire leaving a greasy residue around the microwave. Everything else will be unaffected.

The sausage of course represents a human body. OK I hear you ask, but how can this effect be created in the real world? Microwaves are passing through us all the time. The sun is sending out microwaves all day long. They don't harm us because just like light they need to be focused. Inside a microwave oven is a 'lens' made of Gallium Arsenide, which focuses the microwaves to create heat. A friend tells me that human gallstones are made of a similar substance (I need to get proof of this).

So if some old geyser is sitting in an armchair and there's a burst of sunspot activity, his gallstones will catch fire! I would imagine that just sitting in front of the TV could have the same effect. I wonder if it's possible to match dates of incidents with sunspot activity.

Look at the published cases and you'll recognise clear evidence of microwave activity centred round the victim's upper stomach. Sometimes their feet are left untouched, and the bed or chair they are lying on is unburned; papers and glass nearby are unaffected, but certain plastic is melted, liquids are boiled. There's a case of a British fireman finding a victim with blue sparks and flame coming out of his stomach.

I know it's gruesome but it's certainly not unnatural.
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PostPosted: 08-10-2001 11:32    Post subject: Reply with quote

Is there any factual evidence that sunspot activity can have the same power of a microwave, though?
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PostPosted: 08-10-2001 14:09    Post subject: Reply with quote

and wouldnt they get up and stumble around rather than sitting there and burning?

if you werent already dead and your stomach set on fire you'd get up and scream and run around, trying to get help by drawing attention to themselves

i think its a good theory but needs a bit of work and has the making of a good ul !!

casio
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Anonymous
PostPosted: 08-10-2001 14:49    Post subject: Reply with quote

Damn. I just wasted a perfectly good sausage.
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PostPosted: 08-10-2001 15:15    Post subject: Reply with quote

LOL!!

Next time you should try microwaving your granny to see what happens . . .

Carole
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PostPosted: 08-10-2001 15:56    Post subject: Reply with quote

What makes you think I haven't, my dear? (He he he he he!)
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PostPosted: 08-10-2001 16:50    Post subject: Reply with quote

My old copy of Rose & Carless' Manual of Surgery gives three types of gall stone:-

1) The cholesterol solitaire, composed of pure cholesterin.

2) Pigment stones, black & shining, theircomposition is not given, but I think it is bilirubin & biliverdin, as with the mixed stones.

3) Calcium carbonate stones.

4) Mixed, layers of calcium salts of bilirubin & biliverdin with some cholesterol around a nucleus of bacteria and mucus.

But no Gallium Arsenide.......Still, I hope this is of some use.


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Anonymous
PostPosted: 08-10-2001 22:42    Post subject: Reply with quote

lol poor sausage !!!! oops that should have been poor granny lol

heheheh microwaving your granny lol

cas,
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Anonymous
PostPosted: 26-10-2001 11:54    Post subject: Reply with quote

I read an account of SHC in Ft a while ago and contrary to the 'running around and waving your arms in panic' assumption... It was said that the victim ( an old lady walking across her kitchen with other family members present) just assumed a glazed expression and stopped where she stood.

From what I can remember this victim actually survived and said that the incident had caused her no pain at all.. It would be interesting to know if she suffered from Gallstones though - I wonder if anyone thought to check ?? Probably not !
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PostPosted: 26-10-2001 19:42    Post subject: Reply with quote

Given the "gripe" I got from my "normal" gall stones, before the surgeon had them out.

I can't belive Granny was just running about.

When my body was trying to pass gall stones, I was in bed, cold clammy & in shock!!!

If they were spontaniously combusting, I dread to think how I would be, even in the short term i.e. the first thirty seconds!!!!!!!
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PostPosted: 27-10-2001 20:46    Post subject: Reply with quote

i'll second that ive been there when someone has passed gallstone's and its not a pretty sight they are in quite intense pain and while i was there the person barely stayed still either rocking or walking around trying to eliviate some of the pain


cas
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Anonymous
PostPosted: 28-10-2001 16:03    Post subject: Reply with quote

I had gallstones and didn't know I had them till they blocked the bile duct and started causing it to fill prior to exploding. That was the only time I had any pain and then it needed operating on straight away to remover the whole gall bladder.
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Anonymous
PostPosted: 08-11-2001 01:28    Post subject: Reply with quote

I remember a "Horizon" programme investigating SHC and coming to the conclusion that the candle wick effect is responsible. Did I imagine that? I was convinced, but then maybe I am the puppet of a corrupt and supressive regime Smile
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Anonymous
PostPosted: 08-11-2001 03:32    Post subject: Reply with quote

no your not imagining it i saw that one too they wrapped a pig in some clothing type matterials and the fat off the pig kept it going for hours and hours and it even gave the same signs of SHC in the way it melted a tv that was high up in the room but didnt burn with big flames and engulf the room

cas
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Anonymous
PostPosted: 09-11-2001 17:26    Post subject: Reply with quote

I remember stumbling across a webpage some time ago giving info on pathology. Among other things something about how the bodu excretes som juices after death. And looking at what insects live in thse juices you can determine how long the body has been lying there. Made me wonder if perhaps that candlewick effect was something that could only happen to dead bodies. I don't really know much about the candlewick effect. Bit it would still need somehting to light it right? And have the person stand still all the while.
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