I bet she had a book of matches in her pocket and she doesn't want to admit she is a smoker.

There's lots of chemicals and combinations of elements in all sorts of rocks. It reminds me of that ol' legend of the guy who became King because he pulled a sword out of a stone. The Real and Ancient Origin of that part of the story was that the sword, that is, the iron that the sword was made of, was "pulled out" of iron ore rock. And, of course, it took some very Big Magic to pull the sword out. That's where Merlin fit in. If you were the only one who knew how to pull iron swords out of stone, would you just tell everyone?

They needed these guys to rescue here -

I'm simply amazed none of you guys ever heard of Firestone.

I believe ForwardLook77 got it right. Substitute book matches to strike anywhere matches add rocks and bingo.

I'm simply amazed none of you guys ever heard of Firestone.

LOL, General, you got me laughing pretty good on that one. Good one my friend!

I believe ForwardLook77 got it right. Substitute book matches to strike anywhere matches add rocks and bingo.

I think the doctor was implying that the intensity and damage that this fire did to this woman was not normal. I guess more than just matches and burning clothing but a more substantial heat source. Hopefully over time we'll find out more.

wherever those rocks came from, you do NOT want to play Rock Paper Scissors there.

Sounds like a job for George Strait.

They blame the rocks, they try to blame Camp Pendleton, they try to blame the nuclear plant. They missed the obvious. The only thing that causes pants to be on fire is that she's a lier.

This comment made me spit water on the monitor! Thanks for the laugh.

Dylan

Hot Rocks and The Horizontal Bop

Maybe she yelled, "Baby, Light My Fire"?!

They blame everything on Rock, don't they? Maybe they are right.

I rubbed my rocks to hard once and.....

Well ow. Maybe there was a streak of pure sodium in the rock, and she splashed a little water. Some women want money, some want security, some want passion. . .I want a chunk of sodium that I can toss in a lake and watch as it burns and zooms around.

It's ridiculous to suggest she's doing this for publicity. Who would set their ass on fire to get on TV? It's not like she can make money by suing Mother Nature.

Well ow. Maybe there was a streak of pure sodium in the rock, and she splashed a little water. Some women want money, some want security, some want passion. . .I want a chunk of sodium that I can toss in a lake and watch as it burns and zooms around.

It's ridiculous to suggest she's doing this for publicity. Who would set their ass on fire to get on TV? It's not like she can make money by suing Mother Nature.

Mr. Bungle wrote a song about it....

I assume you're referring to "My Ass is on Fire," although after what she's been through, "Goodbye Sober Day" might work, too.

I assume you're referring to "My Ass is on Fire," although after what she's been through, "Goodbye Sober Day" might work, too.

Agreed!

Having been a fumigator for 23 years I can attest to the combustibility of phosphorous based elements. We nearly lost our warehouse to a phosphine fumigant. Now how rocks sitting on a beach can later ignite, that's the better question.

easy answer

they can't

THE FACT that it was her pants on fire PROVES she's a liar!

And did you know her husband hung them up on a telephone wire when he hosed them down?

I once put a couple of batteries in a pocket in my jacket, to carry them to the recycling box. But there were already some coins in the pocket, maybe some keys too, I can't remember exactly, and when I reached down those things had come in contact with each other in such a way that it had become pretty warm. So I'm thinking about the possibility that those rocks, together with water, maybe some coins or keys, could have created a galvanic cell in her pants?

galvanic cell in her pants....is that a pick up line? sorry but this whole thing is funny to me....

Hey, I don't think this woman would make up a story and suffer burns. I think maybe those rocks did contain some phosphorus and something triggered it.

Yes, Craig Harvey.

I certainly agree.