If an astronaut farted in space would it make a noise?

Answer 1

No, there is no way to conduct the sound.

Sorry guys, but gas is produced by simple chemical reaction and it can become isolated as the other food is absorbed or compacted in the intestine.

The astronaut has to be inside the suit to stay alive, and the cold of dropping there drawers for a fart would be fatal. Not only that but the if the astronaut farted then the decreased air pressure outside would empty their insides. Once the decompression started it would get ugly as the intestines would get pulled out as well.

Finally, if a reaction is made in space that would normally create a sound then without air to conduct it the sound couldn't be heard. Of course if the astronaut bangs the side of the space station that will be heard and if they touch helmets then they can talk without having to use their radios.

If the fart was outside then it wouldn’t have any air to vibrate and so it wouldn’t be heard. If the fart is inside the suit, then it would be muffled and not heard even over the radio, because space suits are very thick. The key to the question is “Can a sound be heard in space.” Since space is a vacuum with no air to conduct the vibrations that means NO.

Answer 2

Sure if he was aboard the Space Shuttle or the International Space Station and even he would even hear it inside his spacesuit when he's doing a space walk.

All joking aside, I've heard that farts are a real problem on airliners and in space craft because the human body is used to a certain amount of atmospheric pressure and once that is reduced it kind seeps out Ask any flight attendant. I'd like to know if the stink tends to stick around longer in micro gravity.

Answer 3

The responders are all right about the inability of sound to travel in a vacuum.

But astronauts have to be in either pressurized suits or cabins to survive. So if you're asking if someone cuts one on the space shuttle, then do their shipmates hear it? The answer is yes.

Answer 4

Yes because the astronaut suit contains mass therefore sound can travel. But if you are outside the suit you wouldn't hear because of abscene of mass. But if you have your ear to the suit you would here it

But he'd have to take gas from earth because he lacks the ability to fart in space because his bowel won't be able to produce gas without gravity

Answer 5

if you lean your head against the suit , and he fart , yes you will hear a Poooooo.

if he is not wearing pants YET alive , you have to be near him for the gas to reach you to hear the sound .. since it still hit your ear drum .. duno either , no recorded case lol ~

anyway i think its wrong to say that 'no gravity = no fart' since it is still possible but hard.. you cant drink well in space too , but muscle still push water down.

Answer 6

51 huh?
no sound cannot travel in a vacuum = space
so, 6% BA?

right right, if the naut is contained in an oxygen rich environment (in the ship) yes, others could here it, or if they found a way to stick their head into the others suit, near the butthole, then yes.

but in space, in a suit and separated from each other, then no

Answer 7

No, if you talk in space it wouldn't make a sound so why should farting?

Answer 8

All one has to do is take a look at your 261 other questions and quickly realise that you have the intellect of a peanut. A very small peanut. Go away.

Answer 9

you cannot fart in space. there is no gravity to separate gas from fluid or solid food in the stomach hence no gas is produced in bowel

Answer 10

Depends whether you were there to hear it.