Oct 31, 2019
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His tooth brushing, flossing, and tongue brushing seemed in vain, as young Don’s breath became ever more smelly and distasteful. One night, his attempt to blow out a candle was met with a stream of fire from his mouth and a powerful explosion.
His flame-throwing belches became so dangerous that he couldn’t go near an open flame. Analyzing the gas in his stomach, his doctors found high concentrations of methane. Their work-up revealed a bowel obstruction that allowed his partially digested meals to ferment and trigger gas production.
Methane gas is commonly produced in the lower bowel, and flatulence ignition or fart lighting has been a mainstay of frat pledging. By the way, it triggers a butt burn that can be devastating.
https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/medicine-history-cases-weird-sailor-exploding-teeth-doctor/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fart_lighting
#Methane #flatus #fart