Evolutionary Theory of Farts for Saturday, July 16, 2005

Saturday, July 16, 2005

A bit more chemistry and science:

Farts are made up, generally, of five gases, all, surprisingly, odorless: Nitrogen, Hydrogen, Carbon Dioxide, Methane, and Oxygen. Note that it is the Hydrogen and the Methane that make farts flammable. And what causes the odors, if the five main gases are odorless? The characteristic odor of farts... Sign in to see full entry.

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