krahl@druky.UUCP (R.H. Krahl) (01/11/86)
>certain people have suppossedly spontaneously combusted. Usually their >charred remains are found. I would appreciate any information that people >might have regarding this suppossed phenomenom. I would especially like to >learn about any possible written material regarding this rather amazing claim. > Thanks. I'll post any information I get if anyone is interested >. Peter Espen Get Serious! Either you've been watching too much of The Twilight Zone or hitting the wackie tobaccie a little too heavily in my opinion. :-) Rich
gkloker@utai.UUCP (Geoff Loker) (01/13/86)
In article <34@druky.UUCP> krahl@druky.UUCP (R.H. Krahl) writes: >>certain people have suppossedly spontaneously combusted. Usually their >>charred remains are found. I would appreciate any information that people >>might have regarding this suppossed phenomenom. I would especially like to >>learn about any possible written material regarding this rather amazing claim. >> Thanks. I'll post any information I get if anyone is interested >>. Peter Espen > >Get Serious! Either you've been watching too much of The Twilight Zone or >hitting the wackie tobaccie a little too heavily in my opinion. :-) It's not so silly, after all. Tomorrow evening (Jan. 14, 1986), the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is airing a show examining the topic. "20/20" (similar to "60 Minutes" in the States), as an in-depth news programme, would not spend an hour seriously looking at this if it were totally ridiculous. -- Geoff Loker Department of Computer Science University of Toronto Toronto, ON M5S 1A4 USENET: {ihnp4 decwrl utzoo uw-beaver}!utcsri!utai!gkloker CSNET: gkloker@toronto ARPANET: gkloker.toronto@csnet-relay
scott@opus.UUCP (Scott Wiesner) (01/14/86)
> >certain people have suppossedly spontaneously combusted. Usually their > >charred remains are found. I would appreciate any information that people > >might have regarding this suppossed phenomenom. I would especially like to > >learn about any possible written material regarding this rather amazing claim I believe the first "Book of Lists" by the Wallace family has a chapter with a list of people who have gone poof. I believe you can find the book in any bookstore or library in the same section as the Guiness books. Scott Wiesner {allegra, ucbvax, hao}!nbires!scott
gkloker@utai.UUCP (Geoff Loker) (01/14/86)
In article <1159@utai.UUCP> gkloker@utai.UUCP (Geoff Loker) writes: >In article <34@druky.UUCP> krahl@druky.UUCP (R.H. Krahl) writes: >>>certain people have suppossedly spontaneously combusted. Usually their >>>charred remains are found... >>>. Peter Espen >> >>Get Serious! Either you've been watching too much of The Twilight Zone or >>hitting the wackie tobaccie a little too heavily in my opinion. :-) > >It's not so silly, after all. Tomorrow evening (Jan. 14, 1986), >the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is airing a show examining >the topic. "20/20" (similar to "60 Minutes" in the States), as an ^^^^^^^ >in-depth news programme, would not spend an hour seriously looking >at this if it were totally ridiculous. That should be "the fifth estate". Sorry about that.
john@frog.UUCP (John Woods, Software) (01/17/86)
> In article <34@druky.UUCP> krahl@druky.UUCP (R.H. Krahl) writes: > >>certain people have suppossedly spontaneously combusted.... > > > >Get Serious! > > It's not so silly, after all. Tomorrow evening (Jan. 14, 1986), > the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is airing a show examining > the topic. "20/20" (similar to "60 Minutes" in the States), as an > in-depth news programme, would not spend an hour seriously looking > at this if it were totally ridiculous. > I assume that you have some land in Florida? Beachfront property? (when it's not underwater...) Gee, and I had such a good impression of CBC before this... -- John Woods, Charles River Data Systems, Framingham MA, (617) 626-1101 ...!decvax!frog!john, ...!mit-eddie!jfw, jfw%mit-ccc@MIT-XX.ARPA The Pentagon's Polygraphs: Witchcraft for witchhunts.
krahl@druky.UUCP (R.H. Krahl) (01/17/86)
I still say...GET SERIOUS. The body is made up of approx. 90% water. The only time I ever heard of (water burning) was in Cleveland.
wls@astrovax.UUCP (William L. Sebok) (01/19/86)
>>>certain people have suppossedly spontaneously combusted. Usually their >>>charred remains are found. I would appreciate any information that people >>>might have regarding this suppossed phenomenom. I would especially like to >>>learn about any possible written material regarding this rather amazing claim. >>Get Serious! Either you've been watching too much of The Twilight Zone or >>hitting the wackie tobaccie a little too heavily in my opinion. :-) > >It's not so silly, after all. Tomorrow evening (Jan. 14, 1986), >the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is airing a show examining >the topic. "20/20" (similar to "60 Minutes" in the States), as an >in-depth news programme, would not spend an hour seriously looking >at this if it were totally ridiculous. Yes they would. -- Bill Sebok Princeton University, Astrophysics {allegra,akgua,cbosgd,decvax,ihnp4,noao,philabs,princeton,vax135}!astrovax!wls
crickman@umn-cs.UUCP (Robin Crickman) (01/20/86)
> In article <34@druky.UUCP> krahl@druky.UUCP (R.H. Krahl) writes: > >>...certain people have suppossedly spontaneously combusted. > "20/20" (similar to "60 Minutes" in the States), as an > in-depth news programme, would not spend an hour seriously looking > at this if it were totally ridiculous. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Must not be very similar to "60 Minutes" after all. John Hasler (guest of ...ihnp4!umn-cs!crickman)