Hey, it's Jane with a cool opportunity to tell you about before our episode starts. You send us

great questions every day, and now we have a question for you. If you could invent a superpower,

what would it be? Would you want to fly, be invisible, solve complex math equations in your head in

seconds? Something else altogether?

We're putting together our annual end-of-year episode stuffed full of kid voices, and we want

yours. Tell us what your superhero name and power would be. Ask an adult to record you,

and remember, keep it short, like 20 seconds. You can ask your adult to help you with remember keep it short like 20 seconds.

You can ask your adult to help you with that.

Then email the file to Questions at but whykids.org.

We need it by December 12th and we can't wait to hear what you have to say.

Music This is But Why a podcast for Curious Kids from Vermont Public.

I'm Jane Lindholm.

On this show, we take questions from curious kids just like you, and we find answers.

Here at But Why, we don't mind talking about things that might make some adults,

and maybe some of you, feel a little squeamish.

So today's episode is about something you're probably not supposed to talk about at school

or the dinner table or impolite company. But it's okay to talk about it here on Boat Y.

Maybe just don't blast this episode on speaker unless you've warned your adults.

We're going to talk about pooping and farting today.

We all do it.

But there's a lot you probably don't know about how your body processes waste,

why it often smells, and other questions you might sometimes be afraid to ask.

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