Posted: Aug 08, 2013 2:04 pm
Matt_B wrote:MarkgaB5 wrote:Fevers are caused by ''Pyrogens'', so what if too many Pyrogens are produced? Is it possible that this could result in a build up of heat, and cause the dry skin on the surface to spontaneously combust? What if nerves, which implement electricity, fire too frequently causing a temperature build-up, particularly in muscle cells, which are more active and dense, hence less heat can dissipate? Could this explain the unexplained cases of spontaneous human combustion?
Fevers can arise very quickly sometimes..it's all to do with ''Pyrogens'' and how quickly they are released, and the amount released. Usually only a small amount are released to cause a simple fever, but things can and do go wrong sometimes.
Fevers typically only raise your body temperature by a few degrees though. Get above about 42 Celsius for any length of time and you'll die; that's not even close to the temperatures needed for SHC.
Yes a person will probably die but it takes hours to die from a fever. if a high temperature is just limited to say the leg muscle or arm muscle it shouldnt kill the person just cause a localized combustion before the cells died?