10 Things You Didn’t Need to Know About Farts
Here we will take a look at 10 random facts about farts that I am sure you probably didn’t need to know. Of course, curiosity will get the better of you and you will find yourself reading them all so that you will, by the end, know them all.
1. Do Beans Really Make you Fart?
Have you ever heard the following rhyme?
‘Beans, beans, good for your heart.
Beans, beans will make you fart.’
Surely an urban myth, I hear you cry. Bad news for all you bean lovers out there, as it is true that beans do indeed make you fart. One of the reasons for this is a sugar called stachiose which is found within the bean. The problem is that humans cannot digest this sugar properly so when the bacteria in our intestines try to break it down, it fails, which produces a lot of gas.
Don’t even get me started on brussel sprouts.
2. How Often Do We Fart?
Well if you have ever wondered if you fart more or less than the average human person then read on. An average person will produce around half a litre of fart gas per day, which roughly translates as 14 farts a day.
Please, feel free to count how many times you fart each day to see if you are above or below average but it may be worth not telling anyone else as you don’t want them thinking you are a weirdo.
3. Will Holding Farts cause Combustion?
You may remember the episode of the cartoon ‘South Park’ when Kenny holds his farts in all day and then combusts and dies at the end of it. Well sorry to tell you but this came straight from the writers imagination (just trying to find new ways to kill Kenny).
The worst thing that would happen to a human if they held their farts in would be a severe stomach pain. Emperor Claudius, he of the Roman Empire fame, one made farting legal at banquets, stating that it was for the good of the people health. This didn’t stop the stomach pains though, as the people would eat and drink far too much anyway.
4. How Can I Mask the Smell of a Fart?
It is said that the best thing to do if you fart in public is to act all innocent and if that fails, blame someone else. Be careful of that last tactic though as they may retort with ‘Whoever smelt it dealt it.’
But what can you do to mask the smell of a fart? Buy yourself some ‘Fartypants’, a product designed to mask the smell of a fart. Think I am making that up? Check out the following link http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2168888.html
5. Is the Methane from Cows’ Farts Problematic?
I bet you have heard the story about how cows fart so much methane that it is endangering the ozone layer. There is some truth in this, although it must be pointed out that it is not a cows fart that does the damage. In fact most of the methane a cow produces is exhaled when the cow breathes.
It is not just cows that produce methane this way, sheep do also and this has lead to scientists in New Zealand (not surprisingly when you consider how many sheep are there) to try and breed methane free sheep.
6. Can Farting be Sexy?
Ok, lets not get deluded, there are probably some people in the world who are ‘turned on’ by farts but for the other 99.9999999999% it is agreed that in now way are farts ‘sexy’ to humans.
In the animal kingdom, however, this is not always the case. The female Southern Pine Beetle farts a pheromone called frontalin which is used to attract a mate. It can also be used as a gathering call to the rest of the species. An open invitation to an orgy, if you like. Good news for the beetle you would have thought but unfortunately it also attracts predators.
7. Does Every Animal Fart?
So what makes an animal have the ability to fart? Well the animal must have both intestines and an anus and not all animals in the world have these. The Pogonophoran Worm, which can be found living on the sea bed or near active volcanoes, has no intestine and no anus. To make matters worse for the poor animal, it also has no mouth and no stomach. They survive by absorbing the bacteria that lives on its skin.
The Pogonophoran Worm is not alone in the non-farting stakes as animals such as Jellyfish, Coral and Sea Anemones also lack intestines and an anus.
8. Farting: Good or Bad?
Well I suppose it depends how you look at it, some people are genuinely disgusted by it while others find them to be one of the funniest things in the world.
In 1940 some employees of the Jem Rubber Co. in Toronto were playing about with some scrap sheets of rubber when one of them sat on it and produced a farting noise. They informed their boss of this who, seeing the potential of this had soon marketed the ‘Whoopee Cushion’. Which soon became a world wide sensation, bought by many practical jokers who took pleasure in hearing someone else fart.
9. Can You Tell Me More Random Things?
Ok, try and answer the following four questions,
Q1. Would a fart help to propel you forward in space if you weren’t wearing a spacesuit?
Q2. Is it possible to freeze farts?
Q3 See when you breath outside in the cold and you can see it, does the same apply when you fart outside in the cold?
Q4.Has there ever been a fossil fart found?
Truth be told the answer to all four of those is a rounding……. YES.
10. Tell Me Something That ISN’T True.
Bet you were surprised that the answer to all the questions in number 9 were yes.
Anyway, most people casually assume that it is possible that a very strong fart could rip through a pair of trousers you were wearing. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but it is just not possible. No fart could rip through trousers.
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68 Responses to “10 Things You Didn’t Need to Know About Farts”
On February 15, 2009 at 8:13 am
Well you were right curiosity got the better of me. good write lots of tidbits i didn’t know lol.
On February 15, 2009 at 9:29 am
lmao, you were right. Information I probably didn’t need to know but a great read either way.
On February 15, 2009 at 9:30 am
Aye but can they raise a kilt just a tad? Fill a bagpipe? Haaaaa, haa–One of America’s forefathers and notable inventor, Benjamin Franklin, spent years along with several scientist cohorts in developing “scenting agents” that would alter the odiferous nature upon emission. A collection of these studies were published in a book called, “Fart Proudly” (I own a copy!). Nice work, Al!
On February 15, 2009 at 9:33 am
Laughed out loud at this article – hope I was supposed to!
Seriously, liked it so much I blogged it – you can find it here…
http://www.webphemera.com/2009/02/10-crazy-facts-about-farts.html
There is a link to the article and also to your profile @ Triond. Hope it helps with the hits!
On February 15, 2009 at 9:50 am
If you put a tablespoon per pound of baking powder in water and boil the beans for a 1/2 hour, drain but don’t wash…
then put the beans in different water with spices and 1 tablespoon baking SODA and 1 tablespoon sugar per pound and boil for at least 2 to 3 hours…
You will get NO GAS!!!
My mom made them like that all my life and never got gas when made like that,…terrible otherwise..
GREAT READ!!!
On February 15, 2009 at 9:51 am
That is of course, dry beans….lol………
On February 15, 2009 at 9:52 am
A very interesting article! :>)
On February 15, 2009 at 9:54 am
post it in Notecook Bren.. very interesting!
On February 15, 2009 at 9:54 am
I love stuff like this- although perhaps I shouldn’t admit that, since I am a lady- but farting is something you can’t find much sound information about.
On February 15, 2009 at 10:05 am
I enjoyed this article!!!!
hahaha!!!
On February 15, 2009 at 10:05 am
I’m almost ashamed to say I really enjoyed this article. On the subject of beans, we used to say “Beans, beans, the magical fruit, the more you eat, the more you’ll toot.” My son asked if you could light one with a match?
On February 15, 2009 at 10:09 am
This article is needed in Islamic world to reduce possibility of fart’s intensity which very annoys us when we do shalat (prayer).
On February 15, 2009 at 10:17 am
Great article.
On February 15, 2009 at 10:27 am
What about the fact that men seem to fart a lot more than women? Or is it that women are more discreet? Fun article!
On February 15, 2009 at 10:33 am
Interesting article… Very original, lol.
On February 15, 2009 at 10:56 am
Love this article..
On February 15, 2009 at 11:23 am
Entertaining article ,congratulations to all ladies dare to commenting.
On February 15, 2009 at 12:44 pm
I have a friend who claims she never farts – it’s a relief to know that she won’t suddenly explode one day!
On February 15, 2009 at 3:23 pm
Wow, well done! Ummm, not sure what else I can say.
Great writing, enjoyable read.
On February 15, 2009 at 4:39 pm
thanks for all the smelly news
On February 15, 2009 at 6:12 pm
Pardon me for being so rude
It was not me it was Alastair…
I’m one of those who holds them in until I can release them in the little boys room where they won’t be thought quite so ill of. Poor little flatchets.
Enjoyed this Alastair, it’s gonna make you some good hits
On February 15, 2009 at 7:08 pm
Interesting..you made me laugh!
On February 15, 2009 at 7:39 pm
Excellent write, think I’ll try the antics of the Southern Pine Beetle and see if it works in a nightclub
On February 15, 2009 at 8:20 pm
You are right, it gave my family a lot of laughs.lol But a well written article.
On February 15, 2009 at 8:47 pm
wow this is great! thanks for sharing.
On February 15, 2009 at 10:05 pm
Nice article!! I had a bit of fun reading it, thanks for sharing!
On February 15, 2009 at 10:16 pm
Awsome and funny article! Lol!! Good job!!
On February 15, 2009 at 10:16 pm
That was hilarious.. and interesting..
a fossil fart?? hmm hard to believe that one..
Great link!
and oh yes.. women DO FART TOO!
On February 15, 2009 at 10:23 pm
I cannot stand the sound of people farting, or talking about the biggest fart they had weeks later. Its simply gross.
However I did find this article enjoyable, and cannot say I have ever noticed our sheep fart.
On February 15, 2009 at 11:32 pm
Interesting…
On February 15, 2009 at 11:41 pm
very nice!
it made me think about all the farting stuff…
On February 15, 2009 at 11:46 pm
Alistair,
I laughed so hard I had tears in my eyes! Great article. I haven’t ever heard of a fossil fart! Keep up the good work!
On February 16, 2009 at 12:47 am
Thanks for that
Inna
On February 16, 2009 at 1:42 am
There sure are some interesting farcts in this farticle!
On February 16, 2009 at 5:40 am
A question to think about if you can freeze a fart, does that mean you can drink a fart?…
On February 16, 2009 at 6:33 am
I wonder why we all opened an article which claimed to tell us things we don’t need to know? Thanks for bringing out the grubby little school boy in us all Alistair!
On February 16, 2009 at 7:39 am
hahaha, that was really amusing. i love the idea of farty pants! good article!
On February 16, 2009 at 8:41 am
hahaha….what a hilarious article!
Better out than in!
On February 16, 2009 at 11:34 am
LMAO… laughed so hard I nearly… wait, did I just admit that? No I didn’t, scratch that.. cute article.
On February 16, 2009 at 3:30 pm
Great article! It was easy reading and funny! It’s very informative too! I was impressed with the answers of part 9! Quite amazing
On February 16, 2009 at 3:48 pm
Alistair,funny is all I can say,as the resident fart king at Triond,I must say I enjoyed laughing through this write.
On February 16, 2009 at 4:44 pm
Auden wrote in his ‘Dyer’s Hand’ that he enjoyed the smell of his own farts, and conjectured that most people did…as a young A level student we used to hoot reading ‘literature’ such as this…still do 35 years on!
On February 16, 2009 at 6:27 pm
Wow! This article made my day today.
Its nice to start a day with a good laugh. I think I also have something to say about Farts. I’ll be posting it soon. Thank you Alistair for the inspiration. lol
Shalom.
On February 17, 2009 at 12:24 am
It was a nice read. Lots of things I didn’t know about, but hey, we learn something new every day.
On February 17, 2009 at 2:12 am
That really was a very unique article…funny and informative…and I will watch my beans intake:). Thanks
On February 17, 2009 at 1:31 pm
Interesting and hilarious!
On February 17, 2009 at 3:47 pm
LMAO with this article!
On February 17, 2009 at 5:48 pm
Did the fossil fart really disgust the dude that found it?
On February 17, 2009 at 7:15 pm
Are you kidding? This was hilarious my friend, lol. I needed a laugh.
On February 17, 2009 at 7:47 pm
wow never though they’s publish an article like this. but hey, you beat me too it so kudos to you sir, I’ll just stick to writing about politics, that’s kinds my thing.
but the thing you should have added in is how many times people fart in their sleep. most women won’t fart during the day, and they let it out while they’re sleeping.
also, burping can help reduce the amount of times you fart, this much is true told to me by a doctot I know well. nice article, ten out of ten
On February 17, 2009 at 7:48 pm
by the way, if you’re into other people’s articles, look me up, but if not that’s cool too
On February 17, 2009 at 11:35 pm
interesting facts you got there…things I didn’t even know.
On February 18, 2009 at 5:25 am
nice work, very informing.
On February 18, 2009 at 7:26 am
LOL! I loved this article! I actually broke the fart barrier with my husband, I dutched ovened him… anyway, great job!
On February 18, 2009 at 9:07 am
Funny article about a hush, hush subject. In reality we all do it, some of us are more discrete than others. Well done.
On February 19, 2009 at 5:15 pm
Well I quess since Im the 69 commentor I need to be carefull on this subject! I love beans but beans dont love me,nor do folks love me when I love beans,so a wise person told me listen Ironbutt,put ginger in your beans when you cook them takes some of the toxic out. And now Im a bean eating man that folks allow around. Yoour fan,smile
On February 22, 2009 at 11:47 am
This is a hillarious subject that I have passed on to those I know will appreciate it!
On March 3, 2009 at 9:27 am
Instead of LMAO could we now use FMAO?
On March 14, 2009 at 3:54 am
Really enjoyed this one! =)
On April 9, 2009 at 6:01 pm
How about ant?
On May 8, 2009 at 11:09 am
Hi sorry but the poem is wrong, its
“Beans, Beans good for your heart.
The more you eat the more you fart”
On May 20, 2009 at 10:33 am
Nice one m8, really funny lol, pointless but funny haha :p
On June 5, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Kusuva patthi ivlo aaraichiya
On June 16, 2009 at 8:11 pm
LOL!!!
On June 17, 2009 at 3:14 am
Fantastic Article…I did count, but I’m not sharing!
On June 17, 2009 at 9:58 am
Simply fab!
On August 27, 2009 at 8:26 am
I didn’t realize there was so much involved in breaking wind.
I think I need to get a pair of those ‘Fartypants’ for certain members of my family.
On September 29, 2009 at 1:05 pm
that was very funny i\’m glad i stumbled across it
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