Fun facts with pbreak

[pbreak]

Did you know that a single cow releases ~ 35L of methane per day through the anus (the well known flatulation), but surprisingly releases MUCH more, 185 L/day through the mouth (the less well known process of eructation, related to, but not the same as belching, i think).

That's over 200L of methane per day, per cow. We really need to tap into that energy source.

ps. sorry if I've wasted some of your life with the above, i was getting bored while studying. but really since you're on fnk, you're wasting your life anyway.

[Technix]

The most I've learned from FNK...ever. :095:

[Erin]

Are you going to tell us a new fact each day?? FUN!!!

[~*tct*~]

Very interesting indeed

[Cdn_Brdr]

WOW.... considering your need to let out gas every single time you get in my car and your overall abundance of the 'toooooots' as you so affectionatley call them we should learn to do the same to you.... harness that power source!

:haha:

[hardstylin]

holy mad max

[pbreak]

Originally Posted by Erin

Are you going to tell us a new fact each day?? FUN!!!

Only when I think the people on FnK have earned their new fun fact. I'm not sure how I will measure whether or not they deserve it, but I'll figure it out.

[Erin]

But the name of this thread is fun facts with pbreak. WE WANT MORE FACTS!!!!!

[pbreak]

Originally Posted by Erin

But the name of this thread is fun facts with pbreak. WE WANT MORE FACTS!!!!!

Fine then.. more fun with fart facts:

Most animals, birds, fishes and insects also fart, although I have a hard time imaging an ant farting.

The average human releases 0.5 to 1.5 litres of flatus in 12 to 25 episodes throughout the day. Hardly the 200L a cow can produce... cow's are just better than us at producing gas :(

The primary constituents of flatulence (collectively known as flatus) are the non-odorous gases nitrogen (ingested), oxygen (ingested), methane (produced by anaerobic microbes), carbon dioxide (produced by aerobic microbes or ingested), and hydrogen (produced by some microbes and consumed by others). Odors result from trace amounts of other constituents (often sulfuric, see below).

Nitrogen is the primary gas released. While methane is popularly associated with flatulence, evidence suggests that two-thirds of all humans do not release methane at all in their flatulence (stupid_brdr). Methane and hydrogen are flammable, and so some flatulence is susceptible to catching fire. Gas released mostly has a foul odor which mainly results from butyric acid (rancid butter smell) and sulfur compounds such as hydrogen sulfide (rotten egg smell) and carbon disulfide that are the result of protein breakdown.

Aerosolized particles of feces are also present in flatus, though in miniscule amounts - now that's a fact I could've done without.

Intestinal gas comes from exogenous (90%) and endogenous (10%) sources. Exogenous gas is air that is ingested through the nose and mouth. Endogenous gas is produced within the digestive tract. So most of your farts are actually just swallowed air.

Now if anyone would like to know anything more about releasing gasseous material from orifices, then you have a serious problem.

[Grapes]

Those facts were totally fun. Keep up the good work pbreak

[LDUB]

Are you getting your masters in flatulence? Can I call you Dr. Fart?

[LDUB]

PS. Some argue that the methane release by cows has been a large contributing factor to the greenhouse effect.

[pbreak]

Originally Posted by LDUB

PS. Some argue that the methane release by cows has been a large contributing factor to the greenhouse effect.

This is not news, in fact its been scientifically documented that the methane concentrations over Alberta and other areas of high beef production is in fact much higher than in areas of non-production. In fact, methane constituted 9% of the mass of the total amount of human greenhouse gases released in 2001.

At the same time though, areas (like Alberta and Texas) that traditionally produce lots of cattle, also produce lots of oil, whose production (along with landfills and coal mines) are the major sources of methane as a greenhouse gas. Agriculture is an important part of the production of this gas, but still a fairly small one in comparison to other sources. My suggestion is to tap those mouths and anuses and forget about drilling for natural gas - this way we get rid of some methane from the air and avoid polluting the oceans (via drilling) by using a resource that's readily available.

Point being though, all you vegetarians could help the environment a LOT more by not driving to work instead of not eating a steak. If you already don't drive, well, then I'm just going to shut up because you win.

[esoter1c]

Chumars in India wait for cows to shit then they fight eachother to put a bucket over the shit so they can huff it and get high.

[LDUB]

I stating the information in such a way so that certain people of this board wouldn't go off on me about pushing vegetarianism as they seems to do, even though I'm not... as it's just a fact!

Agreed that it would be a great to utilize this resource, humanely of course.

PS. I WIN.

[esoter1c]

Hog farms are waaaaaay worse.

[LDUB]

Originally Posted by 3507321C

Hog farms are waaaaaay worse.

Yet great for discarding hookers.

(yes I know, tackless...)

[esoter1c]

Originally Posted by LDUB

Yet great for discarding hookers.

(yes I know, tackless...)

My friends partied there and were scared shitless of that pig.

I'm really glad I decided to stay home those nights with my gf now.

[Joanne]

*ahem*

http://www.fnk.ca/board/showthread.php?t=37594

[pbreak]

hey, I came up with my thread independently... that's kinda creepy that you called yours "fun facts" too though.

whats creepier is that you remember making a thread like that.

[LeeBrat]

i feel like i have gained so much knowledge from this..

[thebobman]

Methane Hydrates
of particular intrest:

Originally Posted by Wikipedia

Reservoir size The size of the oceanic methane clathrate reservoir is poorly known, and estimates of its size have historically decreased as knowledge of its sedimentology has increased. Recent estimates constrained by direct sampling are based on the extent of hydrate deposits (10-30% of the GHSZ) and the average methane concentration within it (0.9-1.5% by volume). These suggest the global inventory lies between 1-5 x 1015 m3, or about 10x the size of the conventional gas reservoir. See Milkov (2004).

There's enough methane in the Bermuda Triangle to fuel the world for 350-3500 years based on current energy consumption trends & figures

[stringbeans]

if heard of farms becoming self sufficient by harnessing the methane produced by its cattle... very cool!

[wishbone]

i ride a cow to work.

[Grapes]

^ WIZZFISH I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE