Comments on: A Fiber-Free Last Supper http://spacecadetgirl.com/2008/02/02/a-fiber-free-last-supper/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:32:46 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: BlogBites. Like sound bites. But without the sound. » Blog Archive » However, I wouldn’t worry about flying off into space out of control, as the velocity of your flatus will be more than offset by the velocity of the air leaving your lungs. http://spacecadetgirl.com/2008/02/02/a-fiber-free-last-supper/#comment-13 BlogBites. Like sound bites. But without the sound. » Blog Archive » However, I wouldn’t worry about flying off into space out of control, as the velocity of your flatus will be more than offset by the velocity of the air leaving your lungs. Fri, 15 Feb 2008 03:31:20 +0000 http://vgspacecadet.wordpress.com/?p=16#comment-13 [...] about a horizontal axis passing through your center of gravity, rather like Hero’s aeolipile. A Fiber-Free Last Supper « Space Cadet   « One distinct possibiltiy is that the navy rocket could fail to hit the satellite, [...] [...] about a horizontal axis passing through your center of gravity, rather like Hero’s aeolipile. A Fiber-Free Last Supper « Space Cadet   « One distinct possibiltiy is that the navy rocket could fail to hit the satellite, [...]

]]> By: HP http://spacecadetgirl.com/2008/02/02/a-fiber-free-last-supper/#comment-5 HP Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:28:38 +0000 http://vgspacecadet.wordpress.com/?p=16#comment-5 My guess is that if you were exposed to vacuum, you'd have no choice about farting. That gas is going to find the path of least resistance out of your body, which, luckily enough, is through your anus. However, I wouldn't worry about flying off into space out of control, as the velocity of your flatus will be more than offset by the velocity of the air leaving your lungs. So, you'd likely go into a relatively slow, stable spin about a horizontal axis passing through your center of gravity, rather like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeolipile" rel="nofollow">Hero's aeolipile</a>. Now I'm not a physicist, so I'm probably wrong, but is an amusing image to conjure. My guess is that if you were exposed to vacuum, you’d have no choice about farting. That gas is going to find the path of least resistance out of your body, which, luckily enough, is through your anus.

However, I wouldn’t worry about flying off into space out of control, as the velocity of your flatus will be more than offset by the velocity of the air leaving your lungs. So, you’d likely go into a relatively slow, stable spin about a horizontal axis passing through your center of gravity, rather like Hero’s aeolipile.

Now I’m not a physicist, so I’m probably wrong, but is an amusing image to conjure.

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