> But the results of the experiment should not be considered alarming, because neither type of bacterium is harmful. In fact, they're similar to the ‘friendly’ bacteria found in yoghurt.
This was from the BMJ Christmas issue - every year they publish a 2-week special full of nonsense like this. As it happens, 4 of the papers in BMJ Christmas Issues have gone on to win Ig Nobels:
What if the results were worse? Would it not have been important to know that farts were actually contaminating a sterile operating room, leaving patients at greater risk of an infection?
I don't know what it is about this type of comment, but whenever someone says something like this it really infuriates me.
Yes, freedom of speech and opinion and all, but my first thought is "How dare you criticize someone else for wasting time on something you don't feel is important. Unless you've never, once in your life, done a sub-optimal or unnecessary task. Go to a movie lately? Why didn't you send that money to a food bank? Why didn't you use that time to do some small piece of work to save the world?"
Or better yet, adapt those "As Seen On TV" 'fart absorbing undies' to the task. As bonus the baristas can go back to their kale and cruciform diet, without worrying that their mighty trumpets would disturb the customers.
Wow. I'm curious if any of these Australian researchers have done a study correlating the number of birthday's someone has with their health. I can see the abstract now - "Study shows that birthday's are good for your health. The more birthdays you have the longer you live"
Just this morning I saw a person with no pants entering the Subway sandwich store on Market St. (This is in San Francisco... Civic Center.) Bare cheeks to the wind.
That should have been obvious. Nobody thinks twice about women wearing less than they typical minimum of clothing in public. When men do it people call the cops.
When I was a medical student I was assisting on an operation when I let loose with a horrible sulfurous fart. I was sly about it and made no noise. At some point the surgeon made a comment about how "it didn't smell too good in there" so I had to come clean; didn't want him further exploring and maybe cutting the abdomen to track down the smell.
I tell this because that story is rarely relevant in my life and also to tell you that farts actually are relevant in a surgical context. The study is not as silly as it sounds
Every time I hear stories like this I think back to the episode of Scrubs were Turk farts in during an abdominal surgery and he lets the attending think he nicked the colon.
I heard that story in a Phil Hammond sketch years ago. Either it's a well-known funny story amongst doctors, or else it's something that happens fairly often!
"...splatter ring around that was caused by the sheer velocity of the fart, which blew skin bacteria from the cheeks and blasted it onto the dish... they're similar to the ‘friendly’ bacteria found in yoghurt."
Seems like the study may be self-contradicting. If the bacteria studied is the "good" kind, like the one in yogurt, don't you want this in all your food?
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Where does someone get one of these? Check your privilege! ;)
Ah yes, here it is: http://www.livescience.com/43465-baby-poop-sausage-probiotic...
Is it not what HN is about?
However, Karl Kruszelnicki did receive Ig Nobel Prize for his research on belly button fluff.
http://www.bmj.com/content/355/bmj.i6679
- Effect of ale, garlic, and soured cream on the appetite of leeches (winner 1994)
- Magnetic resonance imaging of male and female genitals during coitus and female sexual arousal (1999)
- Sword swallowing and its side effects (2006)
- Pain over speed bumps in diagnosis of acute appendicitis (2012)
Yes, freedom of speech and opinion and all, but my first thought is "How dare you criticize someone else for wasting time on something you don't feel is important. Unless you've never, once in your life, done a sub-optimal or unnecessary task. Go to a movie lately? Why didn't you send that money to a food bank? Why didn't you use that time to do some small piece of work to save the world?"
See also: 'where have all the bloody teaspoons gone?' http://www.bmj.com/content/331/7531/1498
She (!) seemed to have everything else clothes-wise, including a hat.
So long, I guess that's that Hey, hey, don't forget your hat...
That should have been obvious. Nobody thinks twice about women wearing less than they typical minimum of clothing in public. When men do it people call the cops.
"Our final conclusion? Don't fart naked near food."
It may not seem significant but someday everyone will consider these findings obvious. That's because of this brave study.
I tell this because that story is rarely relevant in my life and also to tell you that farts actually are relevant in a surgical context. The study is not as silly as it sounds
"...splatter ring around that was caused by the sheer velocity of the fart, which blew skin bacteria from the cheeks and blasted it onto the dish... they're similar to the ‘friendly’ bacteria found in yoghurt."
You're welcome, you pervert.