Is it true that if you drink too much alcohol you can spontaneously combust?!


Question: Is it true that if you drink too much alcohol you can spontaneously combust?
Grandpa told me that if you drink too much, you can catch fire without any source of ignition, and the only way to extinguish it is by using horse dung and milk. Is any of this true? Because I really don't believe it.

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You won't be combusting anytime soon



lol no he probably just wants you to be scared of drinking so you don't start at an early age... haahha that's funny come on now how is that in any way possible... but there certain alcohol that can light on fire but the percentage needs to be above 70-75% in order for it to be flammable (ex. Bacardi 151)



Dude, your grandpa's senile. Unless you were pouring alcohol down your throat and lighting the dropping liquid, it's impossible. Your grandpa's probably just trying to get you to not drink.



Gramp's scare tactic got to you enough to actually ask this question here. Sounds like it almost worked. The answer, absolutely no way. Yep, this is his way of trying to keep you from drinking. Pretty funny though.



LOL HORSE DUNG AND MILK. That should answer your question.

"No one knows what causes spontaneous combustion and if it is even true..."

In order to be spontaneous, there would be no cause. Therefore no such thing.



None.

No one knows what causes spontaneous combustion and if it is even true...

Seriously if that were true more than half of the population would have combusted by now.



No, but you can die from alcohol poisoning.




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