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[–] MissesAutumnRains@lemmy.blahaj.zone 93 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Sorry, 2-7 times a day??? Oh no

[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 77 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm gonna reach that limit before leaving my bed in the morning.

[–] cinoreus@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago

I reached the limit while reading this comment

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 21 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Who the fuck farts twice a day

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 21 points 3 weeks ago

Jimmy Two Farts

[–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 weeks ago

Most people fart before taking a shit. You probably don't think of it as a fart just because you're on the toilet. But it is indeed a fart.

[–] BlushedPotatoPlayers@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 weeks ago

One from 7 to 9, and one for the afternoon from 19 until 21

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[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 89 points 3 weeks ago

Some scientist is like "Jerry, you fart so much I wrote a research paper about it. "

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 43 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

Just one, long fart per day is all you need.

[–] bizarroland@lemmy.world 80 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)

I've told this story before recently, but somehow it seems vaguely apropos.

When I was a kid, I tried adding fried spam to mac and cheese.

As you can tell, my mom was very concerned about my diet, AKA, not at all, and she just let us do whatever the fuck we wanted to do.

So anyway, it was alright. It was not a meal I would repeat. But in addition to the fact that it was not very good, that night at three o'clock in the morning, my butthole woke me up.

This is not a normal occurrence in my life. In fact, in all of the years since then it has never happened again.

My butthole woke me up to let me know that it was about to open, and it opened, and exhaled one long continuous fart for what felt like two solid minutes.

There was no sound, it was completely silent, it did not rattle my cheeks. It was just a whoosh. Like my butthole had been waiting to exhale its entire life and finally got the opportunity.

At first I was like, why am I awake?

Then I was like, wow, this is a really long fart.

Then I was like, dear god, why has this fart not stopped yet?

Then I spent the remaining minute and 30 seconds of the longest fart in my entire life, absolutely flabbergasted that it was still happening. I wish I had shit the bed, I would be less traumatized.

That fart changed my life and not for the better.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 33 points 3 weeks ago

I think moby dick might actually have been written about a fart like this.

[–] DireTech@sh.itjust.works 14 points 3 weeks ago

Thank you for your contripootion.

[–] gothic_lemons@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

Bless you and long winded farts!

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Fart PTSD. What a concept! Glad you survived it.

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[–] halfeatenpotato@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 weeks ago

I believe the scientific term is 'cropdusting'

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I feel seen.

You want it nice and deep. A truly satisfying fart might cost you a tooth

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Where is that tooth coming from. WHERE? D:

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

you pay the tooth fairy with the tooth to bury the fart waaaaay up there. sorry, i thought this kind of deal was common

[–] PolarKraken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Well. Except for No Fart November. There's a peptide for it and everything [there isn't].

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[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

One, long fart, you say?

[–] ramble81@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 weeks ago

Sounds like you may have some sphincter trouble there. Too much olestra?

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 38 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Number isn't what's important. What matters are volume and volume.

[–] Alberat@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

that still only counts as one!

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[–] Matty_r@programming.dev 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That is (pretty obviously) my #2 joke

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 weeks ago

A pretty solid one

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 22 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Wait wait, holup...

Australia has more than 6400 people?

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[–] AceSLive@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Oh, I am not ok then... I think some days I fart more than I talk...

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Please stop posting my diary

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[–] tyler@programming.dev 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

OK so my brother was right.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Was your brother the author?

[–] tyler@programming.dev 16 points 3 weeks ago

No but he did say that my wife and I fart an incredible amount.

Episodes rose gradually from morning and reached a peak between 6 pm and 10 pm

And everyone at day jobs are grateful.

[–] ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The 8th one was def my dog.

[–] Red_October@piefed.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 weeks ago

I’d love to have been a fly on the wall with the panel required to approve a flatulence study that uses an app called “Chart Your Fart”

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

That's just because they didn't include me, Jimmy Fartling.. They said I was an outlier and the lab hasn't stopped smelling like cabbage

[–] iocase@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Wtf? Do these scientists explicitly eat ultraprocessed food that becomes Portland cement in your guts and kills all the bacteria in your microbiome?

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

you dont need to eat ultraprocessed, just alot eggs or cauliflour or broccoli

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I drink so much carbonated stuff, I fart constantly.

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[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 weeks ago

Fast increases around breakfast and after evening meal, also the app they made was called 'chart your fart'

[–] femtek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 weeks ago

Is this the average for non lactose intolerant people?

[–] vrek@programming.dev 3 points 3 weeks ago

I reviewed the article but not the paper direct but this could be very beneficial knowledge for gi doctors. I wouldn't be surprised to see this at least nominated for a ig nobel prize.

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