Episode 23: Turbo Sin and Lake Murder

I promise you, I had nothing to do with that lake exploding and killing the town... On this episode, John explores spontaneous human combustion (or SHC for the cool science types) and attempts to donate his body to science. After, Jeremy goes through some the worst natural disasters in history, and its super funny and not at all grim or sad.    Got a question that needs answers? Email the boys at [email protected]  Send us an audio message at: anchor.fm/boysonthecase  Music: "These Boys are on the Case" by Jeremy K. Sources- Spontaneous human combustion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spontaneous_human_combustion Is spontaneous human combustion real?: https://www.history.com/news/is-spontaneous-human-combustion-real Bleak House by Charles Dickens: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleak_House Know about the facts and theories of spontaneous human combustion (video): https://www.britannica.com/video/215104/Is-Spontaneous-Human-Combustion-Real 'First Irish case' of death by spontaneous combustion: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-15032614 Wick effect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wick_effect#:~:text=The%20wick%20effect%20is%20the,the%20wick%20of%20a%20candle.&text=It%20is%20one%20commonly%20offered,spontaneous%20human%20combustion%20(SHC). Why does my breath smell like acetone?: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/319683#diabetic-ketoacidosis Spontaneous Human Combustion: Facts & Theories: https://www.livescience.com/42080-spontaneous-human-combustion.html Natural Disaster (definition): https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/natural-disaster#:~:text=Natural%20disasters%20are%20catastrophic%20events,social%20environmental%20disruption%20%5B1%5D. Daulatpur Saturia Tornado: https://www.tornadofacts.net/tornado-records/daulatpur-saturia-tornado.html Great Hurricane of 1780: https://worldhistoryproject.org/1780/10/10/great-hurricane-of-1780 Great Hurricane of 1780: The Story of the Greatest and Deadliest Hurricane of the Caribbean and the Americas by Wayne Neely: https://books.google.com/books?id=NUrOfm9zt0gC&pg=PA126#v=onepage&q&f=false Great Hurricane of 1780 - Losses by the British Royal Navy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Hurricane_of_1780#Losses_by_the_British_Royal_Navy 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami: Facts, FAQs, and how to help: https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2004-indian-ocean-earthquake-tsunami-facts Shaanxi province earthquake of 1556: https://www.britannica.com/event/Shaanxi-province-earthquake-of-1556 LAKE NYOS (1986): http://sci.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/Nyos.html Defusing Africa’s Killer Lakes: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/defusing-africas-killer-lakes-88765263/

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