In previous posts, we have observed that farts have the qualities of both speech and music. Although we believe it is theoretically possible to communicate with farts, the physiological challenges are daunting, and we have made little progress in this area. Thus it was with some surprise that one of the members of our college…
Farts after Dark
Question: Do people fart in their sleep? Short answer: Yes.
The Sum of All Farts
Question: How big is the flatosphere if animal farts are included? Short answer: 2.8 mm.
Interview: The Ringer
Editor’s note: One of our readers recently alerted us to the existence of a heretofore unknown farter with truly impressive skills. We have verified that his farts are real human farts, using our Flatus Reflector technology. Although this person is not a professional in the same sense as Mr. Methane, he has spent some time…
Fart Overtones
Question: Which musical instrument sounds the most like farts? Short answer: A tenor trombone.
The First Law of Flatothermodynamics
Question: Are hotter farts smellier? Short answer: Yes.
What a Day
One of our core values at the ICEF is that no fart should go unmeasured. Our preference is to employ one of our custom-built devices to capture and store a complete record of the event, including audio and air quality data. For obvious reasons this is not always practical and we often resort to an…
The Antiflatus Decelerator
Question: Is it possible to conceal fart sounds? Short answer: Yes, to some degree.
This Fart Does Not Exist
Question: What do two simultaneous farts sound like? Short answer: One fart.
A Tail of Two Farts
Fart Maker is, by far, the most interesting tool we have created during our first year of experimentation. It is without shame that I can declare that members of the College spend, on average, approximately 10 hours per week creating original never-before-heard farts. Our primary interest (other than endlessly entertaining ourselves) is to try and…