The Status of Flatus

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

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Science, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Life Sciences

4.3 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2013

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

The Status of Flatus: What is a fart? What's the science behind passing gas and why does volume, frequency and stench very so much from person to person? Answers await, gentle listener, as Robert and Julie discuss the biology behind breaking wind.

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0:43.6	Welcome to Stuff to Blow Your Mind from How StuffWorks.com.
0:52.8	Hey, welcome to Stuff to blow your mind.
0:54.7	My name is Robert Lamb.
0:55.9	And I'm Julie Douglas.
0:57.1	Julie, what does a fire-breathing dragon have to do with the human digestion system?
1:01.2	A lot, it turns out.
1:02.5	In fact, it has a lot to do with gas and belching.
1:05.9	And you guys know that we promised that we would roll out an episode about flatus, about gas, the toots, farts, you name it.
1:14.9	Yes, we promised it was like a blood oath to our listeners that we would do a fart episode for everyone.
1:20.5	That no one asked for, by the way.
1:22.1	Well, no one ever asked for it.
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