Aug 31

The mystery of the Loch Ness monster may have finally been solved – by Google Earth.

That is if you blur your eyes slightly as you look at a grainy image on the satellite mapping service and let yourself believe it could actually be the legendary Nessie.

Security guard Jason Cooke has alerted the world to what could be the famous sea creature after apparently spotting something that looks a little like the monster while browsing Google Earth.

Just below the surface of the water in the Loch, a lighter rippling can be seen, which might be a wave, a shadow or something even more mundane but might, just might, be Nessie himself.

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Aug 10

Spontaneous human combustion (SHC) is the alleged burning of a person’s body without a readily apparent, identifiable external source of ignition. The combustion may result in simple burns and blisters to the skin, smoking, or a complete incineration of the body. The latter is the form most often ‘recognized’ as SHC. There is much speculation and controversy over SHC. It is not a proven natural occurrence, but many theories have attempted to explain SHC’s existence and how it may occur. The two most common explanations offered to account for apparent SHC are the non-spontaneous “wick effect” fire, and the rare discharge called static flash fires. Although mathematically it can be shown that the human body contains enough energy stored in the form of fat and other tissues to consume it completely, in normal circumstances bodies will not sustain a flame on their own.

History of Spontaneous Human CombustionMany people believe that Spontaneous Human Combustion was first documented in such early texts as the Bible, but, scientifically speaking, these accounts are too old and secondhand to be seen as reliable evidence.

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