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🗓️ 13 December 2023
⏱️ 5 minutes
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OH FARTS! Passing gas can be one of the amusing or embarrassing parts of your day. How you feel about tooting can be influenced by lots of factors including where you are, who you are with, how loud it is, and- most importantly- the smell. Speaking of which, what causes the smell of farts? Is it genetics? We asked Masters of Science candidate Kaila Gabriel to help us find the answer.
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0:00.0 | From the brains behind brains on, this is the moment from 8.m. Studios. I'm your host, Bell Specter, Smell Inspector. |
0:17.0 | Ever since I was a kid, I have had a unique and refined sense of smell. |
0:25.0 | I could tell when my mom was baking cookies from eight houses away. |
0:29.0 | Once, I found a single tiny cube of parmesan cheese behind the living room sofa |
0:36.4 | but I smell alone. My nasal knack has served me well over the years and I decided to make it my profession. |
0:44.8 | I'm like a detective but with a super sniffer instead of a magnifying glass. |
0:50.4 | I've used my gift to locate lost puppies, stop small fires before they get out of |
0:56.2 | control, and find the best cupcake shop in every city I have ever visited. |
1:03.0 | Delicious! |
1:04.0 | I'm kind of a superhero, |
1:06.0 | even if the movie executives for every major superhero franchise refused to return my emails. |
1:12.0 | Something about my incredible nose powers aren't translating well to the big screen. |
1:17.3 | Psh! |
1:18.3 | Their loss! |
1:20.0 | Nonetheless, I am preparing to solve one of the most pressing mysteries of my career. |
1:25.3 | Who toed in the Brainson Break Room? |
1:28.7 | I have smelt it. |
1:30.3 | Now to find out, who dealt it? |
1:33.0 | But there's only one problem. |
1:36.0 | I'm not sure how farts get their smell, |
1:39.0 | or if their scent can be traced back to a specific person. |
1:42.0 | Oh, how will I even start? |
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