Christine10 things you never knew about poos, bums and farts (LINK)
February 14th 2008 23:07
1. 23% of all photocopier faults worldwide are caused by people sitting on them and photocopying their buttocks.
2. A healthy individual releases 3.5 oz. of gas in a single flatulent emission, or about 17 oz. in a day.
3. Eating meat results in smellier farts and poo. Meat protein is rich in sulphides, which is also why the poop of carnivores such as dogs, cats and snakes smells worse than the poop of herbivores such as cows and horses.
4. Beans make people fart more because they contain sugars that we humans cannot digest. When these sugars reach our intestines, the bacteria go wild, have a big feast, and make lots of gas! Other notorious fart-producing foods include corn, bell peppers, cabbage, milk, and raisins.
5. "Flushable" toilets were in use in ancient Rome.
6. A person uses approximately fifty-seven sheets of toilet paper each day.
7. About 3/4 of your average turd is made of water. Of the remaining portion of the turd, about 1/3 is composed of dead bacteria, another 1/3 of the turd mass is made of stuff that we find indigestible, like cellulose, and the remaining portion of the turd is a mixture of fats such as cholesterol, inorganic salts like phosphates, live bacteria, dead cells and mucus from the lining of the intestine, and protein.
8. Poo stinks because of the products of bacterial action. Bacteria produce smelly, sulfur-rich organic compounds such as indole, skatole, and mercaptans, and the inorganic gas hydrogen sulfide. These are the same compounds that give farts their odor.
9. It is actually possible to ignite your farts. However, you should be aware that people get injured igniting flatulence. Not only can the flame back up into your colon, but your clothing or other surroundings may catch on fire.
10. It’s always good to end with a joke:
What do toilet paper and the Star Ship Enterprise have in common?
They both fly around Uranus looking for Klingons.
(Submitted by Mary S.)
The facts and jokes were sourced from
http://www.greatfacts.com/
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2. A healthy individual releases 3.5 oz. of gas in a single flatulent emission, or about 17 oz. in a day.
3. Eating meat results in smellier farts and poo. Meat protein is rich in sulphides, which is also why the poop of carnivores such as dogs, cats and snakes smells worse than the poop of herbivores such as cows and horses.
4. Beans make people fart more because they contain sugars that we humans cannot digest. When these sugars reach our intestines, the bacteria go wild, have a big feast, and make lots of gas! Other notorious fart-producing foods include corn, bell peppers, cabbage, milk, and raisins.
6. A person uses approximately fifty-seven sheets of toilet paper each day.
7. About 3/4 of your average turd is made of water. Of the remaining portion of the turd, about 1/3 is composed of dead bacteria, another 1/3 of the turd mass is made of stuff that we find indigestible, like cellulose, and the remaining portion of the turd is a mixture of fats such as cholesterol, inorganic salts like phosphates, live bacteria, dead cells and mucus from the lining of the intestine, and protein.
8. Poo stinks because of the products of bacterial action. Bacteria produce smelly, sulfur-rich organic compounds such as indole, skatole, and mercaptans, and the inorganic gas hydrogen sulfide. These are the same compounds that give farts their odor.
9. It is actually possible to ignite your farts. However, you should be aware that people get injured igniting flatulence. Not only can the flame back up into your colon, but your clothing or other surroundings may catch on fire.
10. It’s always good to end with a joke:
What do toilet paper and the Star Ship Enterprise have in common?
They both fly around Uranus looking for Klingons.
(Submitted by Mary S.)
The facts and jokes were sourced from
http://www.greatfacts.com/
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