5 Interesting Facts about Farts

Tend to Fart and wonder why? This topic informs the audience about farting and why certain things occur in the human body.

1. Farting

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1. Why do farts make noise?

The sounds are produced by vibrations of the anal opening.

Sounds depend on the velocity of expulsion of the gas and the lightness of the sphincter muscles of the anus

2. Farts have been clocked at a speed of 10 Feet per Second

Farts come out with varying velocities. We do not typically smell them for about 10-15 seconds. That is why it takes a while for odor to reach the nostrils.

3. For some cultures farting is not a big deal

An Indian tribe in South America called the Yanomami fart as a greeting, and in China you can actually get a job as a professional fart-smeller!

4. If You Hold Them In, They'll Just Come Out When You Sleep

Even if you clutch your butt all there, when you are relax the fart will eventually come out .

5. Termites Produce The Most Farts Of Any Other Animal

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, "Global emissions of methane due to termites are estimated to be between 2 and 22 per year, making them the second largest natural source of methane emissions.