April_Spring_1982 OP t1_iyacynw wrote
Reply to comment by Fetlocks_Glistening in TIL that beans are banned in Spacecraft because they can produce "1-3 cups of flatus" in an environment where there are no windows by April_Spring_1982
Technically, all gases take up space. That's why when breathe into a balloon, you inflate it. I suppose that suggests that you could fart into a balloon and also inflate it... if you could get the seal tight enough.
LeTigron t1_iybp2k8 wrote
Redditor, I will submit this theory to a benchmark. Update in six hours. If I don't come back, it's because I'm dead of asphyxia in the line of duty. Tell my waifu pillow that I love her and my neighbour's dog that he's been adopted.
Lunchbox3178 t1_iybdr1e wrote
Hmmm, interesting theory. I haven't branched out to balloons, but I did once fart in an old mayonnaise jar and put the lid on tight to see if it would keep the stink in.
Fetlocks_Glistening t1_iyaj7wj wrote
I mean, I'll try!
But gases also famously expand to fill all available space, and in weightlessness aren't held down by gravity, so an open-top "cup" doesn't really work very intuitively as a measuring device for gas. Now a medium-sized balloon, or 200ml, I'd understand
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