Intestinal gas is methane and methane gas is lighter than air. With these 2 truths in place, how many/much beans would a normal, 150 pound person have to eat to show measurable weight loss after passing gas?
2006-10-23 04:26:13 · 8 answers · asked by Stephen C 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
where did you get this question from>????
2006-10-23 04:33:29 · answer #1 · answered by cc 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If a 150lb person ate 10 pounds of beans, they would weigh 160lb. Once everyone survived the passing of the gas, they still would not lose weight until they defecated the 10 pounds of beans.
Is there a real answer for this?
2006-10-23 04:40:18 · answer #2 · answered by Hatem 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Great question. Think of it in terms of conservation of mass, i.e. if you eat x pounds of beans the total of gas and mass is still x pounds. No weight will be lost from eating a sh!tload of beans, even if you fart like a Howard Stern regular.
2006-10-23 05:32:00 · answer #3 · answered by Dub 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you might have answered your own question...look at what you said. Methane is lighter than air; fat is far heavier. Sounds like no effect on it>? Well, that is kind of joke because farting itself is in no relationship to loss of weight in fat, muscle etc. Just my best guess.
The question is once saw here that I really enjoyed was something like why do I get goose bomps every time I fart?
2006-10-23 04:37:43 · answer #4 · answered by Greanwitch 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Is it OK if I take a stab at guessing how many jellybeans are in the big jar instead?
2006-10-25 17:19:28 · answer #5 · answered by Seeker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need to see a Psychatrist as soon as possible my friend!
2006-10-26 00:30:38 · answer #6 · answered by rat123pig 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you think somebody actually knows this?
2006-10-23 04:31:39 · answer #7 · answered by St. Louis Girl 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋