Does a fart travel over cube walls?

[MT]

I'm at work (obviously, that's why I have time to be here) and my stomach's upset today.

I'm letting them fly, and the cube walls are a standard 6'. I'm wondering if people around me are suffering?

I'm right above the release zone and they're killing me. Anyone ever been on the other side of this?

Should I hold them in? Beano?

MT

[Ivon]

Depending upon how potent, yeth, the poo smell could radiate beyond the gray walls of your cube. But...don't hold it in. It's selfish not to share.

[MT]

Excellent. Thanks for the advice, and I'll continue to bless this portion of the office.

MT

[shakethebeach]

I would recommend "crop dusting". That's where you perform a controlled release while walking past everyone else's cubicle, for a controlled disbursment. Keep your speed steady, and if you're moving at a walking pace, you'll be long gone before they start glaring at the neighboring cubicles. It's very social, and works well at concerts too.

[kcrusher]

Maybe you nee to try a little crop dusting...

HOW TO POOP AT WORK:

As much as we try to convince ourselves otherwise, the WORK POOP is inevitable. For those who hate pooping at work, following is the survival guide for taking a dump at the office.


CROP DUSTING:

When farting, you walk really fast around the office so the smell is not in your area and everyone else gets a whiff but doesn't know where it came from. Be careful when you do this. Do not stop until the full fart has been expelled. Walk an extra 30 feet to make sure the smell has left your pants.


FLY BY:

The act of scouting out a bathroom before pooping. Walk in and check for other poopers. If there are others in the bathroom, leave and come back again. Be careful not to become a FREQUENT FLYER. People may become
suspicious if they catch you constantly going into the bathroom.


ESCAPEE:

A fart that slips out while taking a leak at the urinal or forcing a poop in a stall. This is usually accompanied by a sudden wave of embarrassment. If you release an escapee, do not acknowledge it. Pretend it did not happen. If you are standing next to the farter in the urinal, pretend you did not hear it. No one likes an escapee. It is uncomfortable for all involved. Making a joke or laughing makes both parties feel uneasy.


JAILBREAK:

When forcing a poop, several farts slip out at a machine gun pace. This is usually a side effect of diarrhea or a hangover. If this should happen, do not panic. Remain in the stall until everyone has left the bathroom to spare everyone the awkwardness of what just occurred.

COURTESY FLUSH:

The act of flushing the toilet the instant the poop hits the water. This reduces the amount of air time the poop has to stink up the bathroom. This can help you avoid being caught doing the WALK OF SHAME.

WALK OF SHAME:

Walking from the stall, to the sink, to the door after you
have just stunk up the bathroom. This can be a very uncomfortable moment if someone walks in and busts you. As with farts, it is best to pretend that the smell does not exist. Can be minimized with the use of the COURTESY FLUSH.


OUT OF THE CLOSET POOPER:

A colleague who poops at work and is damn proud of it. You will often see an Out Of The Closet Pooper enter the bathroom with a newspaper or magazine under their arm. Always look around the office for the Out Of The Closet Pooper before entering the bathroom.

SAFE HAVENS:

A seldom used bathroom somewhere in the building where you can least expect visitors. Try floors that are predominantly of the opposite sex. This will reduce the odds of a same-sex pooper entering your bathroom.


TURD BURGLAR:

Someone who does not realize that you are in the stall and tries to force the door open. This is one of the most shocking and vulnerable moments that can occur when taking a poop at work. If this occurs, remain in the stall until the Turd Burglar leaves. This way you will avoid all uncomfortable eye contact.


CAMO-COUGH:

A phony cough that alerts all new entrants into the bathroom that you are in a stall. This can be used to cover-up a WATERMELON, or to alert potential Turd Burglars. Very effective when used in conjunction with
an ASTAIRE.


ASTAIRE:

A subtle toe-tap that is used to alert potential Turd Burglars that you are occupying a stall. This will remove all doubt that the stall is occupied. If you hear an Astaire, leave the bathroom immediately so the
pooper can poop in peace.


WATERMELON:

A poop that creates a loud splash when hitting the toilet water. This is also an embarrassing incident. If you feel a Watermelon coming on, create a diversion. See CAMO-COUGH.

HAVANA OMELET:

A case of diarrhea that creates a series of loud splashes in the toilet water. Often accompanied by an Escapee. Try using a Camo-Cough with an Astaire.

UNCLE TED:

A bathroom user who seems to linger around forever. Could spend extended lengths of time in front of the mirror or sitting on the pot. An Uncle Ted makes it difficult to relax while on the crapper, as you should
always wait to poop when the bathroom is empty. This benefits you as well as the other bathroom attendees.

[MichaelAlan]

Hold it in!? That's the worst. I would guess they are peobably not escaping, depending on how high your walls are and how big your cubicle is. But the smell will probably collect, and you will get used to it. When someone walks in they will smell it and be offended. Screw them, it's your cubicle. I do love the crop dusting idea though. I use it in stores to get rid of salesmen that won't stop following behind me.

Oh ya, pooin at work: Only a girly man won't poo in the sanme bathroom as other men. you CANNOT pretend you never pinch one off. Of course being on tour forces you to bend a bisquit or two with a large trucker in the stall directly next to yours....


MIke

[MT]

Awesome advice, and some real detail that anyone can put to use.

But the smell will probably collect, and you will get used to it.

Everytime I sit back down in my chair, I get a little 'blast' of freshness!

MT

[theBlubberRanch]

The average speed for a particle of air(fart) at room temp and normal pressure is something like 1000m/s.
So faster than you can say, "whoever smelt it, dealt it" that fart particle is already inside your coworkers nose.

[A.L.]

SAFE HAVENS:

A seldom used bathroom somewhere in the building where you can least expect visitors. Try floors that are predominantly of the opposite sex. This will reduce the odds of a same-sex pooper entering your bathroom.

Yes. I have a good one in the middle of the women's studies department.

[Mr. Dipity]

The average speed for a particle of air(fart) at room temp and normal pressure is something like 1000m/s.
So faster than you can say, "whoever smelt it, dealt it" that fart particle is already inside your coworkers nose.

Please clarify: are you refering to muzzle velocity, or average flight velocity?

Does this take into account articles that would impede payload delivery, such as clothing or snugly fitting chairs?

What about in-chamber blockage - i.e. the sabot effect?

These are all real world considerations that must be taken into account.

You refer to air speed. Does this imply variance dependent on moisture or particulate content? What kind of variance should we expect on deviance from normal pressure and room temperature?

Were these measurements taken in a lab, or are they results to be expected in the real-world?

A link to the abstract of the study, or studies in question would be apreciated.

[Spiderhead69]

Once it solidifies then you can fling it over the wall...

[I'm Painting Again]

man those "TERMS" are too funny..

[theBlubberRanch]

My average velocity is for an ideal monoatomic gas.
It comes out of the equipartition theorem.

E=1/2*m<v^2>=3/2*k*T

k is boltzmann's const.
T temp in kelvin
E is energy.

Decided to google and found this page for you.

http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/c ... m03448.htm

he claims the average velocity is about 500m/s but what's a factor of two between friends.

Good enough for tapeOp?

[Mr. Dipity]

I appreciate your tenacity in, but the analysis you provide to support your assertions are flawed: you are just clouding the issue,

The composition of fart gas is highly variable.

So your initial assumption:

My average velocity is for an ideal monoatomic gas.

goes right over the wall of the cubicle. The gases are neither monoatomic, nor in traveling through a similar monoatomic environment, and in the environment in question, certainly one variant from ideal.

Lorenz et al., goes on to ask the question: is holding in farts harmful? Respected sources suggest that, contrary to long established scientific theory, this is not the case. However, prolonged retention could be the contributing cause to pathological bowel distention, though no extended laboratory studies have been done to support these theories.

Good enough for tapeOp?

I suppose so, but let's not tell Walter Sear about this. I don't think he would like our math.

Link to the paper cited in this post

[theBlubberRanch]

I just like to imagine the fart particles hitting the people I fart on at the speed of sound. I mean they can't even hear my fart before the shit's hit their face.