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[–] Nils@piefed.ca 58 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Wasn't there an experiment of farting in a lab and contamination of petri dishes?

Something in the lines that at least wearing one layer (underwear) is enough to prevent contamination.


Wow, there are plenty of studies, this is the funnies one I found:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1121900/

“Our deduction is that the enteric zone in the second Petri dish was caused by the flatus itself, and the 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. It seems, therefore, that flatus can cause infection if the emitter is naked, but not if he or she is clothed. 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."

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 month ago

Farts for breakfast.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

My takeaway is I can make fart yogurt

Quick someone find me some anime girls so I can be first to capitalize on this nonsense

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 6 points 1 month ago

This is going on its own post later lmao.

[–] spankinspinach@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I really don't know how to interpret the last sentence. The meaning is clear, but the implications are... I wanna go with fun

[–] scutiger@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

To me, it sounds like they're suggesting huffing farts is healthy and we should all be doing it.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 month ago

This sounds exactly like the cloth/disposable/n95 mask fighting a few years ago.

[–] J92@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Isn't this more for protection again spilling something on bare skin

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 weeks ago

JFC...and we wonder why the Right wing cuts research spending.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 38 points 1 month ago

The shame socks.

[–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 33 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My university would send you home to change. You missed what you missed. Adulthood.

[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 20 points 1 month ago

Yup, saw this happen to students. There were rules, you didn't follow them. Try again next time.

[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Pants too!

closed-toe pants? Like a footed onesie?

[–] robolemmy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 month ago

Normalize footie pajama daywear!

[–] Signtist@bookwyr.me 4 points 1 month ago

Steel-toed pants.

[–] wieson@feddit.org 2 points 1 month ago

Fisherman's pants

[–] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 19 points 1 month ago

Are these the Handschuhe Germans talk about

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 7 points 1 month ago

Exclusive preview footage from Avatar 3.

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago

Nightcrawler's lab day

[–] BierSoggyBeard@feddit.online 4 points 1 month ago

Malicious compliance.

[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago

If they're good enough for your hands...

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Good choice in sandals tho. Mine are 25 years old and still comfy