Does methane cause smelly farts is clearly a topic of popular interest, since it’s my most common source of hits from Google searches – I used the word fart on the interwebs! Out of curiosity I put ‘methane smelly farts’ in Google to see what else came up (and if I came on the first page… [Read more…]
August 19, 2011
I am honoured to receive this email, but feel that its authors would appreciate some assistance with grammar and proof reading. I admire editors of academic journals who have poor grammar – it bodes so well for the high quality of their journal. I am, of course, delighted to assist this esteemed journal in any… [Read more…]
May 29, 2011
I’ve been getting hits on my post Methane mythbusting: does methane cause smelly farts? from Google searches like “can you insides explode”. So by popular demand, here’s Part 2 with the answer to the burning question: can methane make your intestine explode?
May 8, 2011
People always think methane is smelly. I do research in gastroenterology and one of the gases we test in breath samples is methane, and because people associate methane with fart odour I get strange looks and jokes. People I’m going to test are embarrassed by the idea of me knowing they produce methane. To clear… [Read more…]
August 29, 2011
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