• An average fart is composed of about 59 percent nitrogen, 21 percent hydrogen, 9 percent carbon dioxide, 7 percent methane, and 4 percent oxygen. Less than 1 percent of its makeup is what makes a fart stink.
• The temperature of a fart at its time of creation is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Farts have been clocked at a speed of ten feet per second.
• A person produces about half a liter of farts a day.
• Women fart as much as men.
• The gas that makes your farts stink is the hydrogen sulfide gas. This gas contains sulfur, which is the smelly component. The more sulfur-rich your diet, the more your farts will stink. Some foods that cause really smelly farts include beans, cabbage, cheese, and eggs. Also soda.
• Most people pass gas about fourteen times a day.
All are important facts, but back to the question: Is it really possible to ignite farts?
The answer to that is yes!
The flammable character of farts is due to hydrogen and methane. The proportions of these gases depend largely on the bacteria that live in the human colon that digest, or ferment, food that has not been absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract before reaching the colon.
There is some danger associated with igniting flatulence. Fraternity guys don’t seem to care.
