Some Important Facts

Joshy · #1 01-20-2003, 12:37 AM

What is a fart, and why does it smell?

Ever pull someone's finger and hear a weird noise come out of his or her butt?

Ever sit in a tub of water and see bubbles come out of your hiney?

This strange noise and vibrating sensation that came from your butt is most likely caused by a fart.

A fart is a combination of gases (nitrogen, carbon dioxide, oxygen, methane, and hydrogen sulfide) that travels from a person's stomach to their anus. When a person swallows too much air or eats foods that the human digestive system cannot digest easily gas becomes trapped in his/her stomach. The only way for this excess gas to exit the body is through the anus.

The gas that makes your farts stink is the hydrogen sulfide gas. This gas contains sulfur which causes farts to have a smelly odor. The more sulfur rich your diet, the more your farts will stink. Some foods that cause really smelly farts include: beans, cabbage, cheese, soda, and eggs.

A scientific name for a fart is flatus or flatulence.

The word fart is just one of many different terms used to describe the release of gasses from the human body. Other popular names for farts or farting include: gassers, stinkers, air biscuits, bombers, barking spiders, rotten eggs, and wet ones. You can pass gas, break wind, blast, beef, poof, rip one, let one fly, step on a duck, and cut the cheese.

Farts can be stinky, wet, loud, or silent but deadly. Pee-eeew!!!

Did you know?

On the average, a healthy person farts 16 times a day.

Hey guys, don't be fooled by girls who tell you that they never fart. Everyone farts, including girls. In fact, females fart just as much as males.

Many animals fart too. Cats, dogs, and cows. Elephants fart the most.

People fart the most in their sleep.

Farts that contain a large amount of methane & hydrogen can be flammable.

The Red Muse · #2 01-20-2003, 04:27 AM

Riiight.
...Thanks for sharing all that fart-knowledge with us...

Disgruntled Intern · #3 01-20-2003, 04:32 AM

Just like to throw in that termites also fart.

Joshy · #4 01-20-2003, 04:34 AM

What is a booger made of?

Main Entry: boog·er
Pronunciation: /BOO - grr/
Function: noun
Etymology: alteration of English dialect buggard, boggart, from 1bug + -ard Date: 1866
1 : BOGEYMAN
2 : a piece of dried nasal mucus

Boogers are mucus (myoo-kuss). Mucus is the thin, slippery material that is found inside your nose. Many people call mucus snot. Your nose makes nearly a cupful of snot every day. Snot is produced by the mucous membranes in the nose, which it moistens and protects.

When you inhale air through your nose, it contains lots of tiny particles, like dust, dirt, germs, and pollen. If these particles made it all the way to the lungs, the lungs could get damaged and it would be difficult to breathe. Snot works by trapping the particles and keeping them in the nose.

After these particles get stuck inside the nose, the mucus surrounds them along with some of the tiny hairs inside the nose called cilia. The mucus dries around the particles. When the particles and dried-out mucus clump together, you're left with a booger!

Boogers can be squishy and slimy or tough and crumbly. In fact, boogers are a sign that your nose is working properly.

Oddness · #5 01-20-2003, 05:38 AM

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Originally posted by happyguy936
In fact, females fart just as much as males.

That's not true, actually. Look it up somewhere *reliable* and you'll find the figures. For some peculiar reason I can't remember them off the top of my head.

May I also add: Gross topic. Thanks. o_O

Facsimile · #6 01-20-2003, 07:48 AM

Of course it would be the same. If they ate the same foods anyway. And why would females be any different? It's not like they have an entirely different bodily set up.

OddPod · #7 01-20-2003, 07:48 AM

I don't see how they are important but........ Thanks. Its the thought that counts.

Joshy · #8 01-20-2003, 08:38 AM

Something less gross and more educating.

How come tears come out of our eyes when we cry?

Tears flow from our eyes when we cry because they contain chemicals and hormones produced by our bodies.

When we become upset, our brains and bodies overreact and work overtime by producing chemicals and hormones.

Crying helps eliminate these extra chemicals that we don't need.

The chemicals and hormones disappear from our body through the form of tears. As our tears flow, they sooth our sadness or distress by withdrawing these chemical agents.

That is why many people feel calmer or more refreshed after crying--because the tears get rid of these hormones that are produced when we are sad, happy, or distressed.

Oddness · #9 01-20-2003, 09:03 AM

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Originally posted by Facsimile
Of course it would be the same. If they ate the same foods anyway. And why would females be any different? It's not like they have an entirely different bodily set up.

"Men let loose an average of 1.5-2.5 litres of gas a day delivering an average of 12 farts a day, which is enough to fill a small balloon. Women fart an average of 7 times a day and emit 1-1.5 litres of gas." - Why men lie and women cry, a book on brainsex.

I don't know the why of it. It's just the way we're set up.

Canned Gabbiar · #10 01-20-2003, 09:34 AM

LOL. I don't see how these facts are important but it's still pretty interesting, I guess. heh...

HOW DO BEES FLY?
A bee's wings are far too small to allow it to fly. Or are they? Bee's don't use their wings to pick up air underneath they as birds do, but instead, use the movement patterns of it's wings to generate a mini "cyclone" above it's wings to give it lift. This "cyclone" is spread out along the wing. The same thing is used in aeroplanes.

Joshy · #11 01-20-2003, 11:43 PM

What makes people sneeze?

Sneezing usually occurs when the nerve endings of the mucous membrane of the nose are irritated, due to a swelling of the membrane, for example when we have a cold, or when some foreign body, such as a gnat, invades our nose, or when allergy and pollen season strike.

Surprisingly enough, sneezing can be brought on (or out!) when the optic nerves in our eyes are exposed to bright light!

For whatever reason, the membrane is irritated, sneezing is a reflex act, completely beyond our control, by which the nose trumpets out air in an attempt to eject (and project!) the irritating bodies. Sometimes, however, this is accomplished only through multiple sneezes.

Medical science dispelled ancient beliefs concerning the out-of-control sneeze, and snuffed out superstitions in the process. Primitive people held the belief that a sneeze signified approaching death, and immediately assisted the distressed person by crying out "God help you!" Egyptians, Romans, and Greeks, saw the sneeze as an omen of approaching danger, or, on a more positive note, as a way of foretelling the future. Lucky ones sneezed to the right, while unlucky ones sneezed to the left. The moral of the story is to know your right from your left, and to sneeze in that direction, regardless of who is next to you!

Biblically speaking, sneezing meant a certain death, until Jacob nosed in and made a deal with God, whereby a prayer per sneeze cheated the grim reaper. Pope Gregory the Great, in response to the sixth century plague in Italy, carved out his place in history as being the one responsible for insisting that prayers, such as "God bless you!," be said in response to the deadly sneeze. He did not, however, order that tissues be kept close at hand to snare the airborne germs spewed forth by the sneeze.

MojoMan220 · #12 01-21-2003, 11:52 AM

Always nice to learn something new...

Joshy · #13 01-21-2003, 10:11 PM

Why do my feet smell?

The culprits in foot odor are sweat eating bacteria.

The problem begins when bacteria become attracted to the sweat on your feet and start feeding on it.

The bacteria's excretion has a strong odor that causes your feet to smell bad.

Since each foot has over 250,000 sweat glands in it, and produces over a pint of sweat a day there's a lot for the bacteria to eat.

What makes the situation worse are shoes and socks which trap the sweat on your skin. Now the bacteria have their favorite kind of environment: dark and damp, causing them to go into a feeding frenzy. More waste is excreted, and when you take off your socks and shoes, your nose is presented with the results!

Why do some people's feet smell more than others?

The simple answer is, some people sweat more than others. That's also the reason why your own foot odor can vary. You might sweat more at different parts of the day. The more you sweat, the more your feet will smell.

How can foot odor be reduced?

Since more sweat equals more bacteria and more odor, the amount of sweat that collects on your feet must be decreased. This will lessen your bacteria load as well.

» Always wear clean socks. It is even recommended you change sock throughout the day.
» Wash your feet with anti-bacterial soap. This won't lessen the sweat, but it will kill bacteria.
» Give a pair of shoes 24 hours to air out after every wearing. The sweat will evaporate.
» Avoid restrictive shoes like, boots. Well-ventilated shoes whisk away sweat.
» Wear socks made of absorbent materials, like cotton. The sock will soak up the sweat leaving the bacteria nothing to feed on.
» Apply antiperspirant to you feet.
Putting inserts in shoes will mask part of the problem, but they won't solve it as they fail to kill bacteria. If your foot odor is really strong, the best method of prevention is to see a doctor. There are several prescriptions available to treat foot odor.