Any reasonable explanations.......

[sanantoniosooner]

for why farts smell worse in the shower?

Can any chemistry buffs link methane and h2o combining to form a death stench?

[TopDaugIn2000]

I've pondered upon this very same subject more than once.

[Flagstaffsooner]

Enclosed area. Next question.

[sanantoniosooner]

I understand why the accoustics are different for an unimcumbered flatulation in a damp closed in environment.

I just don't get the exponential increase in stink.

[Mjcpr]

I've pondered upon this very same subject more than once.

There's nothing hawter than chicks talking about farts.

Nothing.

[TopDaugIn2000]

There's nothing hawter than chicks talking about farts.

Nothing.

hey, we ALL do it.

[Stanley1]

hey, we ALL do it.

But the classy one don't talk about it.

[sanantoniosooner]

There's nothing hawter than chicks talking about farts.

Nothing.
wrong (http://www.joe-ks.com/MultiMedia/NorwegianGas.wmv)

[olevetonahill]

Enclosed area. Next question.
You must expound there flag , its Enclosed area , Methane , and the sulphur in the water , creates a very nasty combination . ;)
Oh and having eaten Boiled eggs dont help .

[olevetonahill]

hey, we ALL do it.
SBIB s ole man dont , he dosnt snore, fart , belch , scratch his Boys , or pick his nose . we have a role model now . :P

[sanantoniosooner]

SBIB s ole man dont , he dosnt snore, fart , belch , scratch his Boys , or pick his nose . we have a role model now . :P
yeah, cardboard cutouts are pretty low maintenance.

[TopDaugIn2000]

SBIB s ole man dont , he dosnt snore, fart , belch , scratch his Boys , or pick his nose . we have a role model now . :P

oh yeah, forgot about her ANDROID

[bigdsooner]

wrong (http://www.joe-ks.com/MultiMedia/NorwegianGas.wmv)

that was cool

[KABOOKIE]

Hot water vapor rises rapidly in the shower forming a mini convective up lift that draws the fart from yer *** to your nose at a much more accelerated rate than under normal adiabatic conditions. Thus, the fart has had less time to propagate into the air and it's stenchy-goodness is relatively fresher.:D

[sanantoniosooner]

You could tell my eyes were watering if I wasn't already wet.

[slickdawg]

for why farts smell worse in the shower?

Can any chemistry buffs link methane and h2o combining to form a death stench?


Your clothes act as an air filter.

[olevetonahill]

Hot water vapor rises rapidly in the shower forming a mini convective up lift that draws the fart from yer *** to your nose at a much more accelerated rate than under normal adiabatic conditions. Thus, the fart has had less time to propagate into the air and it's stenchy-goodness is relatively fresher.:D
Hell you did a much better job than me spek
;)

[sanantoniosooner]

I believe that I can prove that water has something to do with it.

By farting under the same set of circumstances, minus the water, I think there will be a significant decrease in the olfactory offense.

[yermom]

first off, methane is odorless

there is some kinda black magic that happens with moisture though, i have no idea

maybe mdk knows something about this

[SoonerInKCMO]

Hot water vapor rises rapidly in the shower forming a mini convective up lift that draws the fart from yer *** to your nose at a much more accelerated rate than under normal adiabatic conditions. Thus, the fart has had less time to propagate into the air and it's stenchy-goodness is relatively fresher.:D

I gotta try to use adiabatic in my daily conversation more often. Too good of a word to sit around unused.

[TopDaugIn2000]

But the classy one don't talk about it.
http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/6634/thisisfo18fm.jpg

[mdklatt]

Did anybody see the bathtub fart catcher they built on Mythbusters a couple of weeks ago? That was awesome.

Flatus. Heh.

[sanantoniosooner]

Did anybody see the bathtub fart catcher they built on Mythbusters a couple of weeks ago? That was awesome.

Flatus. Heh.
Missed it. Did they determine anything relative to this thread?

[Stanley1]

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/6634/thisisfo18fm.jpg

I'll take sweat over bitching.

[OU Adonis]

first off, methane is odorless

there is some kinda black magic that happens with moisture though, i have no idea

maybe mdk knows something about this

Is that why the really greasey ones smell the worst?

[mdklatt]

Did they determine anything relative to this thread?

No, but I bet that was the first time anybody ran a fart through a mass spectrometer...on TV, anyway. They determined that you cannot suffocate yourself by farting too much in an enclosed area, and lighting a match does ameloriate one of the more objectionable components of a fart.

[sanantoniosooner]

No, but I bet that was the first time anybody ran a fart through a mass spectrometer...on TV, anyway. They determined that you cannot suffocate yourself by farting too much in an enclosed area, and lighting a match does ameloriate one of the more objectionable components of a fart.
God Bless those nerds.

[Partial Qualifier]

Isn't it because the shower space is nearly saturated with water vapor (super-high humidity) and gas doesn't mix with water, so your gas is squeezed into the tiny air spaces between all those water molecules and thus stays more concentrated than your every day, run-of-the-mill, walking down the hallway fart by the time it reaches your nose??

[mdklatt]

Isn't it because the shower space is nearly saturated with water vapor (super-high humidity) and gas doesn't mix with water, so your gas is squeezed into the tiny air spaces between all those water molecules and thus stays more concentrated than your every day, run-of-the-mill, walking down the hallway fart by the time it reaches your nose??

It would be the exact opposite. The fart content of a given parcel of air (i.e. a breathful) will be lower because the water vapor content is higher.

[olevetonahill]

And just where the hell is TAILWIND when we need her ?

[sanantoniosooner]

I walk fast enough down the hall that 'run of the mill' farts have no chance of reaching my nose.

I like the theory though.

[KABOOKIE]

I walk fast enough down the hall that 'run of the mill' farts have no chance of reaching my nose.

I like the theory though.

Duh, it's called cropdusting :D

[Partial Qualifier]

I walk fast enough down the hall that 'run of the mill' farts have no chance of reaching my nose.

I like the theory though.

Thanks!!! :D

MDKlatt, I get the fact that you'd be getting more water molecules when you inhaled, and less air (odor) -- but would that be enough dampen or offset the super-concentrated fart odor? Maybe with the olfactory, it's more about quality (heh) than quantity.

[KABOOKIE]

It would be the exact opposite. The fart content of a given parcel of air (i.e. a breathful) will be lower because the water vapor content is higher.


Yes this would be true for any given parcel of air. However, in this case both the fart and water vapor have displaced the standard air mixture. Leaving one standing in the shower smelling farts as if they were funneled directly to their nostrils.

[olevetonahill]

Ok all you fart specialists splain this
When I was young and able to run :eek: I was running and a Big fart ripped loose felt like it tore my pooper mor than Doc could on a prostate exam :O now you smart azzes splain that !:P

[sanantoniosooner]

Ok all you fart specialists splain this
When I was young and able to run :eek: I was running and a Big fart ripped loose felt like it tore my pooper mor than Doc could on a prostate exam :O now you smart azzes splain that !:P
butt fragging from peanut debris?

[KABOOKIE]

Ok all you fart specialists splain this
When I was young and able to run :eek: I was running and a Big fart ripped loose felt like it tore my pooper mor than Doc could on a prostate exam :O now you smart azzes splain that !:P


Easy. Virgin *******s are pretty tight. :D

[sanantoniosooner]

Easy. Virgin *******s are pretty tight. :D
he's an ol vet.

don't ask......don't tell.

[OU Adonis]

It was like throwing a hot dog through a hallway

[OUthunder]

for why farts smell worse in the shower?

Can any chemistry buffs link methane and h2o combining to form a death stench?


Is the *** filled with or w/o soap.

Please be specific.

[sanantoniosooner]

Is the *** filled with or w/o soap.

Please be specific.
I don't leave soap back there long.

I have a low tolerance for rectal itch.

[olevetonahill]

he's an ol vet.

don't ask......don't tell.
That was WAY after My time lol
;)

[mdklatt]

MDKlatt, I get the fact that you'd be getting more water molecules when you inhaled, and less air (odor) -- but would that be enough dampen or offset the super-concentrated fart odor? Maybe with the olfactory, it's more about quality (heh) than quantity.

First of all, the way I understand the sense of smell it's all about the number of molecules that reach your smell receptors, so fewer molecules in a breath means less smell.

The fart molecules within the air sample would be well-mixed with the water vapor and other gasses; no matter how small you make your sample, the ratio of fart to saturated air would be the same. There would be no "fart pockets", so to speak.

[olevetonahill]

But the classy one don't talk about it.
And you know Class from ? :eek:

[KABOOKIE]

Mmmmmmm Fart Pockets!

http://www.homegrocer.com/images/products/hot-poc-ham-ch.gif

[OUthunder]

Mmmmmmm Fart Pockets!

http://www.homegrocer.com/images/products/hot-poc-ham-ch.gif



Stinky true.

[sanantoniosooner]

I'm not willing to experiment...but I bet farting in a microwave would be even worse than the shower.

[GDC]

http://www.answerbag.com/q_view.php/18072

[mdklatt]

http://www.answerbag.com/q_view.php/18072


H2O, in the form of water vapor, easily attaches to methane molecules by the chlorine atom, or the sulfur released from bacteria, making the foul smell more readily attach to the nostril lining, subsequently sustaining the odor longer than in a dry climate.

*cough* bull**** *cough*

There is no chlorine atom in a methane molecule, and pure methane is odorless.

[sanantoniosooner]

*cough* bull**** *cough*

There is no chlorine atom in a methane molecule, and pure methane is odorless.
There is chlorine in tap water.

[GDC]

There are probably some chlorine containing compounds present as microbial metabloic waste products, as well as free chloride ions in the fecal matter.

[picasso]

fart molecules? they teaching that in school these days?

honestly though, I can live with the smell being worse because they sound so much better in there. like a symphony near the lake.

[KABOOKIE]

*cough* bull**** *cough*

There is no chlorine atom in a methane molecule, and pure methane is odorless.


Well we know the farts aren't pure methane......That is unless you think your **** don't stink, md.

[mdklatt]

That is unless you think your **** don't stink, md.

No, but I also didn't say that the non-existent chlorine atom in an odorless methane molecule bonds to a water molecule (or vice versa), thus prolonging the fart smell in the nasal passages. If half of that Answerbag answer is bunk, I going to be suspicious of the rest of it.

[mdklatt]

There are probably some chlorine containing compounds present as microbial metabloic waste products, as well as free chloride ions in the fecal matter.

Do chloride ions react with water or methane molecules?

[GDC]

Do chloride ions react with water or methane molecules?

I'm not sure they're actually reacting, maybe it's a slight attraction due to their polarity and/or ionic nature?

[OKC Sooner]

fart molecules? they teaching that in school these days?

honestly though, I can live with the smell being worse because they sound so much better in there. like a symphony near the lake.

It's because of the natural reverb effect that showers have, which is why singing in the shower is almost as popular as farting in the shower. Actually, if you could do both at once, you'd probably have a hit. Assuming, of course, that the farts were in time with the rhythm of the song. If anyone cares to try this, I would suggest you attempt "Wind Beneath My Wings".

[sanantoniosooner]

It's because of the natural reverb effect that showers have, which is why singing in the shower is almost as popular as farting in the shower. Actually, if you could do both at once, you'd probably have a hit. Assuming, of course, that the farts were in time with the rhythm of the song. If anyone cares to try this, I would suggest you attempt "Wind Beneath My Wings".
dude.......you're talking accoustics and frequency.

We're talking stench.

[sanantoniosooner]

Did anybody see the bathtub fart catcher they built on Mythbusters a couple of weeks ago? That was awesome.

Flatus. Heh.
Mythbusters is doing "facts about flatulance" right now.

[slickdawg]

Creeeeeeeeek, lets take a look back in soonerfans.com history.

[BeetDigger]

I think that this one went to the archive for good reason.

[sanantoniosooner]

Every now and then you are proud to have been a part of a thread.

*tear*

[william_brasky]

I have a theory.

1 - you're wearing no clothes, so the flatulence is not being filtered whatsoever by any material.

2 - your nose is more open due to the hot water. i bet if you broke wind in a cold shower it wouldn't be so stenchy.

[sanantoniosooner]

Water temperature may contribute, but for this reason IMO. The hot showers produce more water vapor in the air. This seems to be a part of the equation.

That and cold showers make me clench.

[OUDoc]

Sad.
Just sad.

I was thinking about this topic just yesterday and almost started a thread. I didn't remember this thread.

[sanantoniosooner]

Sad.
Just sad.

I was thinking about this topic just yesterday and almost started a thread. I didn't remember this thread.
Doc......we don't ask much of you.

You could give some explanation from your vast vault of experience.

Does methane and water vapor join to form some mutant stenchocity?

[OUDoc]

Doc......we don't ask much of you.

You could give some explanation from your vast vault of experience.

Does methane and water vapor join to form some mutant stenchocity?
I was hungover the day they discussed that in school.

[BeetDigger]

Sad.
Just sad.

I was thinking about this topic just yesterday and almost started a thread. I didn't remember this thread.



I'm trying to forget about it as we speak.

[tbl]

I still think it has something to do with the chlorine in the tap water. I've never tested this theory while in a lake or river, but there's a reason every tub/shower fart smells the same. It's like the great fart equalizer that makes all your farts communist.

[william_brasky]

I found this:



Why do farts smell so much worse in a shower than anywhere else?

There are several factors. First of all, a shower is a small, enclosed space, so the fart gas is more concentrated, and the high turbidity of the air in the shower circulates the gas through the space effectively. Secondly, the high humidity and high temperature conditions in the shower enhance a person's sense of smell and taste. The farts don't actually smell worse, it's just that we can smell them better than usual.
Similar conditions prevail in the bathtub.

[william_brasky]

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