Author Topic: Hot potato  (Read 893 times)

Offline The Mighty Elvi

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Re: Hot potato
« Reply #1 on: 23 September 2011, 15:45 »
Good old Paddy's! :laugh:
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Re: Hot potato
« Reply #2 on: 23 September 2011, 15:54 »
Had to check it wasnt april 1st....

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Re: Hot potato
« Reply #3 on: 23 September 2011, 16:39 »
Its usually attributed to the wick effect.. Watched a programme on it once where they burnt a pig carcass in the same manner.. The clothes and fat on the body act like a candle.

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Re: Hot potato
« Reply #4 on: 23 September 2011, 19:32 »
Saw a documentary on it ages ago and they suggested high blood/alcohol content as present in many victims...


I don't think a semi will give the same results