Gas Facts

Farts are flammable.

The temperature of a fart at time of creation is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit.

On the average a fart is composed of about 59% nitrogen, 21% hydrogen, 9% carbon dioxide, 7% methane, and 4% oxygen. Less than 1% is what makes them stink.

Excess gas in the intestinal is medically termed "flatulence."

The sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually caused by a gas bubble rapidly forming in the joint fluid, not bubbles popping.

A cow produces 200 times more gas a day than a person.

Chewing gum can make a person fart more.

At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.

A natural gas vent in Iraq known as Baba Gurgur (The Eternal Fire) has been burning continuously for at least 2,500 years. Ancient writers including Plutarch described eternal flames in the region, and local tradition connects it to the 'fiery furnace' from the Book of Daniel.

An average adult produces about half a liter of flatulent gas per day, resulting in an average of about fourteen occurrences of flatulence a day.