why do my farts smell so good, but other peoples farts stink?
144816
I was told only incredibly stupid peoples farts smell good
497834
well flatulence is something we all experience, it's normal to "fart" 14 to 15 times a day.the smell on it depends on what you eat, a lot of meat makes them stink really bad but vegetables and fruits gives you the silent but deadly ones.
399265
i don't know, i've never been in this situation.  my boss and i frequently have farting contests because we are both so gassy.  i walk into his large office and rip a nice one and let it hang there for a while, at least until i can smell it, then i just leave.  then he saunters into my cube and rips a nice one, let's it linger, and then just leaves.  i'm not sure what the score of our battle is, but i've got to be beating him.  his toots come out little and whimpy, and although mine pass through my sphincter somewhat wet, they are always large and billowy.
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Very interesting point, I hadn't realised that farts came in so many categories!\nI once wrote a thesis on Gronnels (German mathematician) discover that smell is amplified by heat, he discovered this by farting in a hot bath tub! \nHe found that when the resulting bubbles burst the smell was much stronger than usual! This is actually where the term 'Smellrika' stemed from! \nI was unable to prove a use for this phenomenon in my thesis , and I fear the same would apply to yours.\nHowever thanks for bringing it to our attention, I am sure the question will be debated for years to come.\nHope this helps??
1023292
Fermented food produces different types of fumes, some of which smell. Flatulence contains odorless gases, such as nitrogen, carbon dioxide, oxygen, and methane, but it also contains the "oh-so-nasty" hydrogen sulfide, which causes the smell. If you have not noticed by now, some of the aforementioned fumes are flammable, like methane and oxygen, so you can, in fact, burn farts. Yes, you can set them aflame; it is not a myth, and a great way to impress the girls too... you do know I'm joking?\n\nHow much odor is produced also depends on the food you eat. Vegetarians might fart as often as meat-eaters, but their "serenades" do not smell as much because vegetables produce less hydrogen sulfide. The more sulfur rich the foods you eat, the more your farts will stink because bacteria will generate sulfides and mercaptans as they break down the nutrients. Beware: even though cauliflower is a vegetable, it also makes you stinky, so watch out!
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Because fecal matter is really not good for you to breath it can in fact make a person sick if they are around it too much, the poo is all the food that one has ingested and it is the bi-product (the left over stuff that your body doesn't need). Some people may digest differently then you and you are used to the smell of your own poo (which stinks too), perhaps some are proud of their own stinky poo and want to share it's aroma by not flushing, or spraying and by leaving the bathroom door wide open this is considered rude however it is usually fairly funny.
503833
that is so funny! im with my husband for 8 years and hes never heard me fart once! great question!!
236175
Some peoples' natural pH levels cause them to have unpleasant odors coming from their nether-region. It's kind of like how some peoples' BO smells worse that others--it's a scent they naturally produce.
1086583
Because fart is gaseous and poop is solid? And gas can be compressed, so more fart than poop can exist in the same amount of space ...
960210
They smell, even, before they pop. You would have to intercept them to find this out. . . . and, indeed, they do smell even after they pop (or is it poop?). \n\nThe only thing the water does is cool them down a bit. The temperature of a fart at inception is 98.6 degrees and maybe let a little diffuse into the water (but not much).\n\nAn interesting little fact is that when you detect odors you are actually getting a tiny bit of whatever you are smelling in your nose (hmmm?).\n\nGotta let this go now.
103283
If you want more smelling farts, you have to include in your diet food containing amounts of Hydrogen Sulfide and Sulfur.  The more rich in Sulfur your diet is, more of those gases are going to be produced by the bacteria in the intestine, and  more smelly they will be your farts.\n\nFoods like onion, and eggs, are remarkable to produce stinking farts. On the other hand, for example, beans, produces great amounts of farts, although not necessarily smelly. Sorry aboyt my english... Enjoy your farts!
768651
can you smell gas?no i cant smell my own name
665098
because men are all alike. They don't care if they fart to each other's face. Yes, we do fart too.
481934
Most of the odour comes from molecules released by bacteria in the gut.  Some are facultative; they can live with or without oxygen.  Some of these release hydrogen disulfide (rotten egg gas.)\n\nOthers are anaerobes; they live only in the absence of oxygen.  Many of these release fatty acids and amines from the larger molecules they digest for food; fats, proteins, nucleic acid, etc.  Some fatty acids are very pungent; some smell like butter, or strong cheese, or dog faeces etc.\n\nThe anaerobes are even pungent if cultured in our laboratory!  When we are culturing from some samples, the stinky ones generally contain anaerobes.  A good sense of smell is very handy in Clinical Microbiology.\n\nYears ago, I read research (that was done in inbred mice strains) showing that the genes of the animal had an influence on the types of bacteria that remained in its gut.  They said this was part of the reason why different strains of mice could recognise close relatives by smell; genes resulted in smells.\n\nI think this explains why different people make different odours, though fed the same foods.
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it's called the process of diffusion. as a smell spreads out its molecules use the air molecules to move away as gas molecules are so free. soon there is very little atoms of the fart smell left that it is unsmellable to the human nose although it's never truly gone!
30702
Think of where it is coming from... \n\nThat HOLE isn't exactly the most beautiful place and (I don't know about you - but for me -  I don't particularly like to invision breathing the fumes that come out of that orifice)\n\nI think for many people it is similar - just hearing a fart makes them think - "Eww I am breathing the fumes that came out of someone elses butt!"  It's just gross.  \n\nSo yes - even though "smelly" ones are worse, the non-stinky variety are still YUCK because they are there.  We are forced to hear and then breath that air around you after KNOWING that you just farted.  :p
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You need to see your doctor.  Different illnesses can cause the body to exude various odors. Get it checked.