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Dec. 19, 2008 4:53 p.m. RX Reven' New Reader

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxZkpG1naIw&feature=related
Dec. 19, 2008 11:07 p.m. carguy123 HalfDork

Nope that's not what I expected to see.

I was hoping for one of those shots that goes thru a woman's blouse.
Dec. 19, 2008 11:13 p.m. amaff HalfDork

LOL yeah, definitely not what I was expecting to see

This seems oddly appropriate

At least the 'stand back' part ;)
Dec. 20, 2008 11:08 a.m. GameboyRMH SuperDork

Why is the fart so much colder than everything else? I'm calling BS, I bet he sprayed a can of compressed air upside-down to from his left side to get the cold liquid CO2 to spray out.
Dec. 20, 2008 4:55 p.m. Kramer Reader

A friend in high school always wondered if passing gas in cold weather had the same result as "seeing your breath". Theoretically I think he may have been on to something. Realistically, we never saw it happen.

College roommates proved the combustion theory.
Dec. 20, 2008 4:55 p.m. foxtrapper SuperDork

Cute, but absolute BS. No pun intented. The exit angle is wrong, there is no diffusion from the fabric of the pants, and the velocity is far too high. As well the temperature.

Real farts aim almost straight downwards when a person is standing, have nominal velocity, and do a volumetric diffusion dispersement.

Watching a woman fart in pantyhose, now that can be interesting!
Dec. 20, 2008 8:52 p.m. aircooled Dork

I agree with the fake. Angle and diffusion tell the story and why would it be so cold?, does the guy have ice shoved up his butt?

If you watch carefully near the beginning of the video it looks like he may have some sort of canister in his left hand (you can see something peak out a bit that is NOT his arm).
Dec. 21, 2008 1:29 a.m. slantvaliant Reader

We thermographers are just a barrel of laughs.

Except when we aren't.