LongStrangeTrips t1_it3imfb wrote
Reply to comment by gopher65 in The Earth is subjected to a hail of subatomic particles from the Sun and beyond our solar system which could be the cause of glitches that afflict our phones and computers. And the risk is growing as microchip technology shrinks. by Sariel007
How exactly does your body’s fat catch fire from a cigarette, but yet it doesn’t from direct flame? Also, in what situation would your fat be ever exposed to a flame unless you have a gaping, deep wound?
gopher65 t1_it3xw11 wrote
People fall asleep with a lit cigarette in their mouth. It falls from their mouth, lands in an extremely unlikely way, and burns through an especially vulnerable spot. Human fat is highly flammable, so it lights on fire.
It's not a hypothesis, it's a confirmed thing that has happened. Thankfully everything has to go wrong before it happens, so it's rare.
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