OK, all well and good.  But, in doing research, it seems that people with vegitarian or vegan diets tend to fart much more than people with a balanced diet, including meat.  Because of the extra cellulose and various complex sugars contained in legumes and vegitables, some studies indicate that vegitarians might produce 50-100% more gas daily than omnivoires.

Looks like we’re damned if we do and damned if we don’t.   So, might as well have a good steak, rip a few farts, and enjoy the ride…and, when the next study comes out, we can come up with some more knee-jerk reactions and modify behavior appropriately.

For years, we’ve been hearing stories about cow farts being a major contributor to climate change and global warming.  It has been argued that farting cows release a large amount of methane into our atmosphere.  And, with methane being such a “strong” greenhouse gas, it’s impact is much greater than CO2 on a unit by unit basis.

Now, it’s being reported that sheep burps are an even bigger factor than cow farts.  The recent study, headed up by John Goopy (you can’t make this stuff up), indicates that the vast majority of Australia’s agricultural gasseous emmissions come from burps.

“There’s not very much passed out the animal’s anus at all,” said Goopy

What could I possibly say after a quote like that?  Read more about the sheep burps here.

heheheeee…..”GOOPY”

British economist Nicholas Stern is considered by many to be an authority on climate change, and he advocates vegeterain diets for everybody. By going veggie, the argument is that there will be fewer cows on the planet releasing methane into the atmosphere with their farts. According to studies, every cc of methane released into the environment has as much impact as 23 cc’s of CO2.

It’s definitely a touchy subject…touchy and smelly.

I, for one, like a good cheeseburger. And, without cows, a cheeseburger would just be a hamburger bun. Going vegetarian is pretty radical for most of us. While it can be argued that radical times call for radical measures, most people probably just don’t want to change.

Whether it’s the car you drive, the food you eat, or just enjoying silly traditions like Christmas lights, or putting tons of gift-wrapping on birthday presents, most of us do things regularly that are probably bad for the environment.

Bummer, huh?

The answer is “No, this is not the same Fart Machine that people use for practical jokes”…this is the one that’s supposed to save the planet.  The other one is to embarass your friends and co-workers.  The Fart Machine prank is a true classic, so the jury is still out on which is a more valuable invention to soceity.

This Fart Machine is NOT a prank!