We have all been in an enclosed space, be it the inside of a car, a small room, or an elevator, and somebody has to let one rip. A disgusting clue as to what they have eaten over the last 24 hours and you get to be the unlucky contestant that get to guess what it was whether you want to or not.
Everybody poops, everybody pees, and everybody farts.
Why is it that some of us get really upset when someone else farts in our presence? It's not like it's a controllable part of our bodily functions, sure you may be able to hold it for a while but it is going to get out eventually and nothing you, or anyone can do to stop it. So why do people get so mad when they smell someone else's passed gas?
I had a friend tell me one time that there are feces particles in the gas that comes out of you when we fart.
The gases that comprise a fart are, nitrogen, oxygen, methane, hydrogen and
carbon dioxide, plus volatile methyl sulfides have been identified as
responsible for the odor, and to a lesser degree, hydrogen sulfide gas
and methanethiol. All are byproducts of bacteria in the digestive tract
and are recognized by the nose as volatile organic compounds.
Well that sounds all scientific and stuff, the short answer is no, there is an exception to this rule that states if you are closer to the source of the fart the more likely chance there is that you will be breathing in the gut bacteria that is in the gas and is considered poop particles. So the answer becomes a yes as well .
I had a friend that used to get so angry if someone let loose a gas monster in his car, he would lose his mind, and on the other side of the spectrum a different friend of mine thought farts to be extremely funny, so of course when these two types of people meet, the louder one person starts to complain the louder the other laughs.
Farting is sometimes embarrassing, which is why some people don't admit to doing it. You could be at a job interview, or trying to impress someone like a girlfriend or boyfriend so it is common to pretend you are not the culprit if you can get away with it. If you were in a cab together you could blame it on the driver.
Bottom line, try to have some decency for others, if you are in an elevator you probably could hold it until you got out, if you can, open a window, because nobody wants to smell your shit no matter how funny you think it is.
Scott Goerz
