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Thing I learned googling at 3am: 1/3 of humans have methane in their flatulence. No one knows why 1/3 do and 2/3 don't. -- nm

Posted by ty97 Mar 25 '11, 08:06

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My guess: Gut flora. Perhaps methane-producing flora are affected by antibiotics - either encouraged or killed - and this explains the discrepancy -- nm - Beryllium Mar 25, 08:13
Overshare: I think I have some problem eating light ice cream. Whenever I do, I get this horrible - oblique Mar 25, 08:12
what else is it? -- nm - znufrii Mar 25, 08:08 4
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- mainly nitrogen and carbon dioxide, I believe -- nm - ty97 Mar 25, 08:10 1
  - fascinating -- nm - znufrii Mar 25, 08:11
- cilantro -- nm - oblique Mar 25, 08:08
why in god's name were you googling this? -- nm - loosilu Mar 25, 08:07 9
- I wasn't specifically googling that, but it was part of something I was reading. - ty97 Mar 25, 08:12
- His toots were keeping him awake! -- nm - Amy Mar 25, 08:11 7
  - or maybe he was trying to light them on fire and it wasn't working due to lack of methane? -- nm - loosilu Mar 25, 08:11 6
    - There is hydrogen though, which is also flammable. -- nm - ty97 Mar 25, 08:13 4
      - burning hydrogen creates water vapor, I thought. -- nm - loosilu Mar 25, 08:13 3
        
        and also fire. lots of fire. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 25, 08:15 2
        
        See: Hindenburg Disaster -- nm - Beryllium Mar 25, 08:16 1
        
        oh, of course. -- nm - loosilu Mar 25, 08:17
    - this -- nm - oblique Mar 25, 08:12

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