Incredible... but true. Cows fart. Don't laugh

[GenghisK]

Ahem, if after reading that you can still keep yourself not laughing then you're really good. I read that in a French video games magazine, Joystick, while in the train, and poor me. I couldn't prevent myself from laughing, and really ROTFL so the other passengers thought I went crazy. So hard to keep quiet once I read that. 5 long long minutes Loling. Anyway...
I translate:

"You surely know that cars are pointed out for polluting atmosphere, and therefore creating a global warmup. But maybe you don't know that farm animals are also responsible for the phenomenon. Example: cows and lambs fart are responsible for 15%(!!!) of the pollution of Australia (80%= cars of course). No comment. And it's true.
Fortunately, scientist found out a bacteria that could limit the amount of the methane gaz (CH4) of those farts. If kangaroos and cows had those bacteria in their stomach, they would fart less and their fart would have less methane, therefore they would pollute less the atmospher....

End of the story.

Poor me. Next time I won't read anymore that magazine in the train. Oh and there's no link with video games. It was just in the off topic part of the magazine!

 

[Globber]

Well, all that shows is how few people with cars live in Australia...

 

[ainwood]

The scary thing Genghis, is that its not a pi$$-take - its completely true!

 

[Dell19]

I'm more supirsed about the 80% cars...Shouldn't factories, power plants etc make a larger percentage of pollution? I.e they should have a perentage larger than 5%.

 

[Zwelgje]

The only thing I found funny was the name of the magazine: Joystick.....

 

[Globber]

Originally posted by Dell19
I'm more supirsed about the 80% cars...Shouldn't factories, power plants etc make a larger percentage of pollution? I.e they should have a perentage larger than 5%.

Factories?? In Australia?? HAH

 

[Dell19]

Originally posted by Globber

Factories?? In Australia?? HAH

How about power plants then? There must be some industrial plants somewhere in Austrailia...Perhaps they have been lost or something or they have been built in obscure places.

 

[cat98]

OH THE HUMANITY!!! COWS FARTING?? AHHHH!!!!
Run away! Run away!



Not funny. To me at least...

 

[CJ_Backfire]

did you know if you put a ligther ore another type of flame by a cows as when it farts the farts ignites and the flame burst can be very long of corce the flame gos inside the cow to aand burns it as from the inside...

and NO i have not tryd
that would be sick

 

[GenghisK]

I didn't try but I saw humans doing it and it was impressive enough 15 seconds

 

[CJ_Backfire]

you saw it on a video clipp right?
i hawe seen one..he burned his ass and he proberly damage the ass musle(the one that does that you can hold against).

 

[GenghisK]

no, not that one, it was too classic. another one with a woman... a real flame thrower. nearly 30 sec.

 

[CJ_Backfire]

funny

 

[ainwood]

Originally posted by CJ_Backfire
did you know if you put a ligther ore another type of flame by a cows as when it farts the farts ignites and the flame burst can be very long of corce the flame gos inside the cow to aand burns it as from the inside...

I doubt this very much....

For methane to burn, there needs to be sufficient oxygen. In the gut of an animal, there is very little oxygen - intestinal bacteria are anaerobic.

Couldn't happen. Could burn the outside though.

 

[G-Man]

It's like humans can eat things while they (the things, not the humans) burn.

PS
If you really try that, I never said it's accident free.

 

[CJ_Backfire]

If you really try that, I never said it's accident free.

thats what i said too

 

[GenghisK]

Talking about that... I just got a nice story.

Once upon a time there lived a woman who had a maddening passion for baked beans. She loved them but unfortunately they had always had a very embarrassing and somewhat lively reaction to her.
Then one day she met a guy and fell in love. When it became apparent that they would marry she thought to herself, "He is such a sweet and gentle man, he would never go for this carrying on."
So she made the supreme sacrifice and gave up beans.
Some months later her car broke down on the way home from work. Since she lived in the country she called her husband and told him that she would be late because she had to walk home.
On her way she passed a small diner and the odor of the baked beans was more than she could stand. Since she still had miles to walk, she figured that she would walk off any ill effects by the time she reached home. So, she stopped at the diner and before she knew it, she had consumed three large orders of baked beans. All the way home she putt-putted. And upon arriving home she felt reasonably sure she could control it.
Her husband seemed excited to see her and exclaimed delightedly, "Darling, I have a surprise for dinner tonight." He then blindfolded her and led her to her chair at the table. She seated herself and just as he was about to remove the blindfold from his wife, the telephone rang. He made her promise not to touch the blindfold until he returned.
He then went to answer the phone.
The baked beans she had consumed were still affecting her and the pressure was becoming almost unbearable, so while her husband was out of the room she seized the opportunity, shifted her weight to one leg and let it go. It was not only loud, but it smelled like a fertilizer truck running over a skunk in front of pulpwood mill. She took her napkin and fanned the air around her vigorously. Then, she shifted to the other cheek and ripped three more, which reminded her of cooked cabbage.
Keeping her ears tuned to the conversation in the other room, she went on like this for another ten minutes. When the phone farewells signaled the end of her freedom, she fanned the air a few more times with her napkin, placed it on her lap and folded her hands upon it, smiling contentedly to herself.
She was the picture of innocence when her husband returned, apologizing for taking so long, he asked her if she peeked, and she assured him that she had not.
At this point, he removed the blindfold, and she was surprised.
There were twelve dinner guests seated around the table to wish her a "Happy Birthday"...

 

[Apollo]

Originally posted by GenghisK
At this point, he removed the blindfold, and she was surprised.
There were twelve dinner guests seated around the table to wish her a "Happy Birthday"...

That would be quite embarrasing, although I doubt it's true since twelve dinner guests would not be able to remain completely silent all that time.

 

[SKILORD]

It isn't true of course but it's funny.

 

[Strider]

LOL!!!! That would be more embrassing then ever!!!.

Think of the poor guests through.... They had to remain silent even after the 5th time