The smell is really weird. The aroma is fartesque but somehow different. I wonder if there is some sort of reaction between the methane / nitrogen / oxygen composition in the fart and the oygen / hydrogen composition in the water?

I know that this is random.....but it really poses a good question with only hypothetical answers....much like religion.

Discuss....

No, you're totally right. The farts smell mellower. I'm wondering if it's not a higher oxygen concentration via the water engendering sudden faster decay, where most of the internal decay is anaerobic?

PS - I love farting in tubs of hot water. It's my hobby.

Hoser said:

it's kinda like a bong, but for your farts

I have farted in the hot tub at the gym and I'll try to do it tomorrow morning. that old-people's-skin-soup is really really clorinated though.

Im sure the heat amplifies the odor of the log fumes.
This is surely a great scientific find.

hahaha that is a surprisingly good question. submit it to Mythbusters.

haha.. that'd be a high ratings episode no doubt

they buried a corvette once with dead pigs and tried to see if they could get the smell out... thats just wrong

Yeti said:

They already did an episode that had to do with farts. It was on last week

I MISSED IT!!!!! FUCK!!!!

the_reverend said:

Wait, you go to "the Gym"??? I thought going to a gym was the root of all gayness per many of your previous posts. Have you reconsidered your stance and decided to join the realm of the huge? (That last sentence should be read with an Arnold accent).

IN SOVIET UNION, IS NOT PROBLEM...
NO HOT WATER

EXCEPT FOR DISSIDENTS
POURED OVER HEAD
UNTIL CONFESSION

Any females out there ever queef in the tub? Did i spell that right?

I bet the high humidty effects how rapid the stink disperses.

we must look at this scientifically. there are variables, like the composition of the water:

is it chlorinated city water with trace amounts of the neurotoxin flouride?

if its a well, is there a lot of mineral in the water?

I had to fart, but totally forgot to squeeze it out in the hottub.

Variables: temperature, pH, water quality, addition of soap or solvents

Higher temperatures may increase the frequency of the stink and will cause the gas molecules to get excited and rise faster than the cooler ones.

The pH of the water will affect what phase the nitrogen and sulfur complexs are in. Assuming pH around 7, i doubt there is conversion of methane or hydrogen sulfide between your anerobic asshole and the surface of the water. Anything significantly higher or lower in pH which would change them into a different form would probably cause a rash or burn. So pH I don't think pH is an issue here.

Water quality is important, but not really an issue here. As I listed earlier, pH determines what form the nitrogen or sulfur complex is in. If there are are high concentrations of either, your stink is the least of your worries. If sulfur rich, you would probably notice the stench of your water as it came out of your faucet, or, if nitrogen rich, your kids would also be fucked (blue baby syndrome, etc). That's a good indicator you have bad water.

Another issue could be the use of solvents (or soap) which breaks the surface tension of the water molecules (which is why you get cleaner with soap than without). This could cause the stink to penetrate the water droplet and linger until you inhale it.

Best bet, try an experiment under each of the conditions:

1. Hot water, soap
2. Hot water, no soap
3. Cold water, soap
4. Cold water, no soap

Record the time from release to time when you first smell your own shit. Let me know your results. Do replicates of each condition. I can put them into a statistics program which will evaluate it to account for human error.

Hoser, you should be all over this.

ha ha ha!!!!!

i'm going to shit in a cold water bowl right now. i will record the smell here and log(no pun) to the following programs

1 loaftaker r344
2.bowlbrawler5
3shitfun73345462A

i will post my results on the following

monday at 4:00Am
Wed at 7:45 PM
Thursday at 8:07 AM
Sun 5:13 Am

Well I believe that we may be onto something BUT, what I do know is that farts most certainly smell quite a bit different when filtered through a foot or 2 of water. It's obvious that the smell still permeates the air to some extent, but it's really missing that awful edge.

Therefore, I am wondering if the methane molecules somehow bond with the hydrogen or oxygen molecules that are present in the water, therefore greatly diminishing the smell of the fart.

It's a strange concept, but I would find this to be a very interesting topic on a show such as Mythbusters, or the subject of a lecture. I might actually take notes.

Any other ideas?

It is funny how people are talking like scientists in here, haha!

henry's law would be at play here since there is pressure on the water.

I tried to do some research to contribute to this thread....

Now how does one clean shit out of a bathtub?

anonymous said:

Hire a maid.

As much as I hate to admit it, this thread is a riot!

Anti-Racism said:



THe maid is the one who shit in the bathtub in the first place.

anonymous said:

ha ha ha ha!!!!

Hillarious!

anonymous said:

Feed her more fiber and she won't have time to make it to the bathtub. Oh, and cover every floor in your house with newspaper.