Some people are fascinated with the idea of spontaneous human combustion. If you’re one of those people, grab hold of a fire extinguisher and a copy of this new study: “So-called Spontaneous Human Combustion,” Thierry W. Levi-Faict and Gérald Quatrehomme, Journal of Forensic Sciences, vol. 56, no. 5, September 2011, pp. 1334–9. (Thanks to investigator […]
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Spontaneous Combustion Fail: Bales
Investigator G. Jules writes: This 2002 study about cotton bales had a big effect. The authors demonstrated that cotton bales do not need to be shipped as a hazardous material under DOT [Department of Transportation] regulations. Note: Prior to 1999, cotton bales were in fact shipped as haz mat under DOT regs — this research […]