Farts

[LucyDuke]

What makes farts stink?
The odor of farts comes from small amounts of hydrogen sulfide gas and mercaptans in the mixture. These compounds contain sulfur. Nitrogen-rich compounds such as skatole and indole also add to the stench of farts. The more sulfur-rich your diet, the more sulfides and mercaptans will be produced by the bacteria in your guts, and the more your farts will stink. Foods such as cauliflower, eggs and meat are notorious for producing smelly farts, whereas beans produce large amounts of not particularly stinky farts.

How much gas does a normal person pass per day?
On average, a person produces about half a liter of fart gas per day, distributed over an average of about fourteen daily farts.
Whereas it may be difficult for you to determine your daily flatus volume, you can certainly keep track of your daily numerical fart count. You might try this as a science fair project: Keep a journal of everything you eat and a count of your farts. You might make a note of the potency of their odor as well. See if you can discover a relationship between what you eat, how much you fart, and how much they smell.

Is it true that some people never fart?
No, not if they're alive. People even fart shortly after death.

At what time of day is a gentleman most likely to fart?
A gentleman is mostly likely to fart first thing in the morning, while in the bathroom. This is known as "morning thunder," and if the gentleman gets good resonance, it can be heard throughout the household.

How can we tell when it's only gas needing to come out, rather than something more serious?
Our ability to distinguish between the need to fart and the need to poop is something that we learn gradually in the process of toilet training and early childhood. With the tactile nerve endings in the rectal area, we can actually feel different sensations depending upon what is waiting by the exit. Of course, sometimes we are fooled, especially if the substance at hand is extremely fluid in nature, and that is when we have the unfortunate accident of venting a squirt of diarrhea rather than an innocent fart.

Why do farts seem to follow the farter?
I'm sure that everyone has experienced this phenomenon, in which one delivers oneself forth of a silent but potent gaseous emission and then steps rapidly away, only to have the fart cling to one's person. Part of the reason for this annoying characteristic of farts is the turbulence that follows in the wake of a moving person. The fart "slip streams" or is actually pulled along in the farter's direction by the air currents behind the person.
Another factor is that part of the fart is caught in the farter's clothing, and diffuses out slowly after the main part of the emission has dispersed.

When it is cold outside and you fart, can you see it like you can see your breath?
Now, that's an interesting idea! My guess would be yes, since farts are nice and moist like our breath, but this is one question that I'm not in a position to answer. I live in the tropics, and it never gets cold here.
Several people have tried the experiment and have written to tell me the results. Most people said that they could indeed see their farts, but one person said that he couldn't see it even with his pants off.

Here is what anywhere32 reported: "In the boys' locker room after morning water polo practice it was cold out and one of the players only had on his speedo and let out a fart. About four of us saw it and couldn't contain our laughter for the rest of the day."

John of the UK said, "Farts expelled in cold air leave what can only be described as a long bushy
tail. This is quite funny waiting on a train station platform on a cold dark frosty morning. A person will move away from everyone to a safe distance, and then release a long quiet fart, only to have a sudden and dramatic long bushy white tail coming from their anus; it goes down a little way and slowly curves up ending in a point, just like a dogs tail!"

Learn something new every day.

http://www.heptune.com/farts.html

Do you 'fess up to your farts? Ever light one?

 

[Perfection]

Fart Loud
Fart Proud

 

[BrendanM]

Farts are fun.

It's almost a shame that they are 'inappropriate'. Everyone loves farts.

 

[Perfection]

Except that they smell bad. (except mine)

 

[bigdog5994]

has anyone ever accidentally ripped one and then act like you were just blowing raspberry the whole time

 

[LightFang]

Beans, beans they're good for your heart.
The more you eat, the more you fart.

 

[LucyDuke]

Beans, beans they're good for your heart.
The more you eat, the more you fart.

But not especially stinky! Farts are only a problem if they're stinky.

 

[BrendanM]

But not especially stinky! Farts are only a problem if they're stinky.

Farts are never a problem.

 

[Labtec600]

Dude, we gotta go, I just Sharted.

 

[illram]

I only feel bad if I let one go on a crowded bus. With my morning coffee and occasional banana/energy bar they can be quite odorous so my sympathy goes out to my immediate passengers. I have of course mastered the silent but deadly routine so it is an anonymous stink; but the slight pangs of guilt remain.

I find that on airplanes the ventilation systems are quite good and eliminate my farts rather well.

If it is actually true that you can see farts in cold air that would be quite spectacular.

 

[Annex]

Morning thunder. Yep, thats about right.

 

[Harald]

Farts are never a problem.

I see you have never been around lactose intolerant people that have been consuming products containing lactose.

 

[flyingchicken]

Eggs and beans.

 

[Kerozine]

Ever light one?

Eh? Seriously?

 

[azzaman333]

I like the silently stink out a room option.

 

[classical_hero]

I have not lighted a fart, but i do know of someone who did.

Now if we are going talking farting then you have to talk about that scene in Blazing Saddles. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6dm9rN6oTs

 

[Ecofarm]

Sometimes, a waking fart can be so good, it puts me back to sleep.

I call them a put-you-back-to-sleeper.

Ever light one?

In my frat days. It was glorious.

With my morning coffee and occasional banana/energy bar they can be quite odorous

The odor is from the night/day(s) before, I think. It takes days or even weeks for farts to stop smelling because of a vegan diet (no sulfur in plant products). I can tell after about 8-24 hours if I accidently have something with animal byproduct in it (even in the slightest quantity). I had tea once that someone put a tiny bit of honey in... well, the farts know.

 

[sysyphus]

I have a relatively small cat who's arse can clear out a large room in seconds.

You know how animals never look embarassed after they cut one? Not my cat. Hers are so bad, she always feels shame after letting one go.

 

[eastsidebagel]

I'm never embarrased to fart. It's a natural process and with the right company you're with, it can be pretty funny too.

 

[TheLastOne36]

I have a relatively small cat who's arse can clear out a large room in seconds.

You know how animals never look embarassed after they cut one? Not my cat. Hers are so bad, she always feels shame after letting one go.

So it isn't just humans who are sensitive to a fart. That is an animal trait.