The subject of farts came up in our house this week. If you have children, especially boys, they probably think this topic is hysterical. Grown up boys are just as bad, and they put the blame on everyone else in the room. Not even the dog is safe. I thought – why not? So here you have a TT about farts.
Thirteen Things About Farts
1. According to the dictionary a fart is an expulsion of intestinal gas.
2. When we eat we swallow air. Some drinks are fizzy. Gas is created when food is digested. All this air and gas has to escape our body and it leaves as a fart.
3. Everyone farts. No one is immune from farting. The foster dog also farts. Picture me holding my nose this week.
4. Farts smell mainly because of the hydrogen sulfide gas. There are also other elements in foods, which make bad smells. Sulfur rich foods create smelly farts.
5. The average person creates around half a litre of gas each day – that’s around 14 farts per day.
6. Men do not fart more than women. It just seems that way!
7. Farts are actually flammable.
8. Beans do make you fart more.
9. Holding back a fart won’t do any damage.
10. A fart has a temperature of 98.6 degrees when it emerges.
11. Excessive gas is actually called flatulence.
12. The farts of dogs and cats smell so bad because of their protein rich diet.
13. The fart sound effect is produced by the vibration of the anal opening. The loudness of the fart also depends on the velocity of the gas exiting the body.
Discuss 
Sources:
www.kidshealth.org
www.scienceray.com
www.fart-sounds.net
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A great subject for discussion. You could also add differences in velocity through effort, and I’ve even known people who can fart a short tune :-)
by Anthony North July 15th, 2010 at 2:44 amOMG lol Way more info than I needed on the subject! Happy T13!
by Adelle Laudan July 15th, 2010 at 4:01 amWe have two big farty dogs in our house, and it’s always them.
by David Bridger July 15th, 2010 at 4:24 amI LOVE THIS. And so will my 13-year-old daughter who thinks farts of the height of hilarity.
by Sheri July 15th, 2010 at 4:27 amMy sons love to fart. My girls think it’s repulsive.
by Jaime July 15th, 2010 at 5:36 amWhat an odd topic. And, for the flammable fart thing, see Mythbusters:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqFRBHPIE-w
by Elise Logan July 15th, 2010 at 5:45 amThere is nothing funnier than watching adog after it has happened.
Have a great day!
by harriet July 15th, 2010 at 5:59 amhttp://harrietandfriends.com/2010/07/what-type-of-accent-would-you-like-to-have-if-you-were-forced-to-change-yours/
You may get the award for most unusual Thursday 13 topic. My sons would enjoy it.
by Kristen July 15th, 2010 at 6:10 amLOL! I’ve GOT to let my two boys read this! They’ll love it!
Thanks Shelley! Happy Thursday!
by Stephanie Bennett July 15th, 2010 at 6:11 amHeh. Was just discussing this very subject with my doctor yesterday as we searched for a new medicine for my diabetes. One of the side effects for one med was farting…
by anny cook July 15th, 2010 at 7:42 amLOL! Too funny. But infomative!
*hugs*
Paige
My TT is at http://paigetylertheauthor.blogspot.com/
by Paige Tyler July 15th, 2010 at 8:01 amlol With three teenage boys I am immune to giggling over farts. *covers mouth and giggles* Ok, don’t tell them I laughed over your post, it just encourages them.
by Debra July 15th, 2010 at 8:23 amI thought boys were suppose to out grow the fart-joke thing, but my son had me in stitches in the store the other day.
by Alice Audrey July 15th, 2010 at 9:11 amLol…topic is apropo as we have been discussing a gassy woman at work who farts loudly and often
by Maria D. July 15th, 2010 at 9:26 amNot the sort of subject I expected to find here, and many facts i did not need to know. *Shakes head*
by Heather July 15th, 2010 at 9:31 amThat’s funny. I watched the “Mythbusters” episode where Jamie lit his fart on fire. It was hysterical. That show is such a guilty pleasure sometimes, even when I know I should be writing.
by Darla July 15th, 2010 at 10:30 amMy daughter loves this…laughing as I type
by Jill Conyers July 15th, 2010 at 12:14 pmI have two tween boys here this week… I’d better not let them see this or I’ll be hearing nothing but farts of all sizes and varieties for MONTHS.
by Susan Helene Gottfried July 15th, 2010 at 12:19 pmDid you know that the word fart is not in the official Scrabble Dictionary! But stupid words like ZA for pizza are.
by colleen July 15th, 2010 at 1:47 pmMy hubby loved this post. I really think they all remain boys at heart.
by Shelley Munro July 15th, 2010 at 2:20 pmThis is just too funny, as my hubby would surely tell you. Boys and men never outgrow how funny they think farts are…never.
My hubby has been known to fart when we are in the grocery store and then very loudly say, “Mary! sheesh!” So everyone thinks it was me! What a butt head but he thinks it’s funnier than Americas funniest home videos.
by Mary July 15th, 2010 at 3:34 pmI want to know who took a fart’s temperature
by Inez Kelley July 15th, 2010 at 4:45 pmWe have elephants in our house. LOL!
by Jennifer Leeland July 15th, 2010 at 8:26 pmA cousin of a friend of mine, (ya ya, this one is true), anyway he lit his fart with a match and toasted his rear end.
Happy belated TT.
Janice~
by Janice Seagraves July 16th, 2010 at 2:33 am