a serious Q, what would be different about life
Not much.
like in the bath?
Bubblecar said:
Not much.
chuckle you can’t be serious
then fræud might have something more to say but it would still be practically inconsequential
well, for one thing
you could no longer blame the dog
if they came in different colours 
it might influence if you’d choose to wait for the next elevator
dating … ? or choices leading to marriage … or not
Every 4-6 yr old child in the world would just lurve to play with visible farts.
Kevin Bloody Wilson made a lot of money out of “nothing funnier than a fart”.
But these things were only ever funny because of inhibitions.
If you have no inhibitions then a fart is simply an expression of waste gases.
we mean it’s not like urinary incontinence is necessarily hidden from view and yet the Economy Must Grow continues regardless
The chemical composition of a fart:
Nitrogen: 20-90%
Hydrogen: 0-50% (flammable)
Carbon dioxide: 10-30%
Oxygen: 0-10%
Methane: 0-10% (flammable)
All these gasses are found in the Earth’s atmosphere. In order for farts to be visible, the properties of one or more of these gasses would need to change so that light is reflected. If light is reflected off of these gasses then light coming from the Sun to Earth would be partially or fully reflected back out to space before it could reach the surface.
So if farts were visible the world would be in perpetual darkness. Which would make it difficult to see anything. Even if we introduce artificial light or view the fart on some non-visible part of the EM spctrum the fart would look exactly like the surrounding air and so would be “invisible” any way.
Thus, any set of conditions which would render a fart visible would simultaneously render the fart invisible.
I call this Esselte’s Fartadox.
esselte said:
The chemical composition of a fart:
Nitrogen: 20-90%
Hydrogen: 0-50% (flammable)
Carbon dioxide: 10-30%
Oxygen: 0-10%
Methane: 0-10% (flammable)All these gasses are found in the Earth’s atmosphere. In order for farts to be visible, the properties of one or more of these gasses would need to change so that light is reflected. If light is reflected off of these gasses then light coming from the Sun to Earth would be partially or fully reflected back out to space before it could reach the surface.
So if farts were visible the world would be in perpetual darkness. Which would make it difficult to see anything. Even if we introduce artificial light or view the fart on some non-visible part of the EM spctrum the fart would look exactly like the surrounding air and so would be “invisible” any way.
Thus, any set of conditions which would render a fart visible would simultaneously render the fart invisible.
I call this Esselte’s Fartadox.
Fartadox is going in my book of useful words.
esselte said:
The chemical composition of a fart:
Nitrogen: 20-90%
Hydrogen: 0-50% (flammable)
Carbon dioxide: 10-30%
Oxygen: 0-10%
Methane: 0-10% (flammable)All these gasses are found in the Earth’s atmosphere. In order for farts to be visible, the properties of one or more of these gasses would need to change so that light is reflected. If light is reflected off of these gasses then light coming from the Sun to Earth would be partially or fully reflected back out to space before it could reach the surface.
So if farts were visible the world would be in perpetual darkness. Which would make it difficult to see anything. Even if we introduce artificial light or view the fart on some non-visible part of the EM spctrum the fart would look exactly like the surrounding air and so would be “invisible” any way.
Thus, any set of conditions which would render a fart visible would simultaneously render the fart invisible.
I call this Esselte’s Fartadox.
chuckle that’s quite good, I could have called this thread a brainfart made visible
though might add there are some nuances to the question of when is a fart a fart, or no longer a fart, some physics and metaphysics in that, dispersion and ownership issues you could say, and more, in fact there’s probably a substantial philosophy lesson just from this question alone
there’s also a philosophy lesson in the question of whether the proposition is conceivable, satisfactorily conceivable, the possibility it is inconceivable, and the further possibility that the physical reality of them being not visible, all that is got from that invisibility can’t really be conceived, and in fact much is prohibited from being conceived of the world
so i’d like to introduce the idea that the inconceivable, and inconceivability are a force in the world, in the universe
transition said:
esselte said:The chemical composition of a fart:
Nitrogen: 20-90%
Hydrogen: 0-50% (flammable)
Carbon dioxide: 10-30%
Oxygen: 0-10%
Methane: 0-10% (flammable)All these gasses are found in the Earth’s atmosphere. In order for farts to be visible, the properties of one or more of these gasses would need to change so that light is reflected. If light is reflected off of these gasses then light coming from the Sun to Earth would be partially or fully reflected back out to space before it could reach the surface.
So if farts were visible the world would be in perpetual darkness. Which would make it difficult to see anything. Even if we introduce artificial light or view the fart on some non-visible part of the EM spctrum the fart would look exactly like the surrounding air and so would be “invisible” any way.
Thus, any set of conditions which would render a fart visible would simultaneously render the fart invisible.
I call this Esselte’s Fartadox.
chuckle that’s quite good, I could have called this thread a brainfart made visible
though might add there are some nuances to the question of when is a fart a fart, or no longer a fart, some physics and metaphysics in that, dispersion and ownership issues you could say, and more, in fact there’s probably a substantial philosophy lesson just from this question alone
there’s also a philosophy lesson in the question of whether the proposition is conceivable, satisfactorily conceivable, the possibility it is inconceivable, and the further possibility that the physical reality of them being not visible, all that is got from that invisibility can’t really be conceived, and in fact much is prohibited from being conceived of the world
so i’d like to introduce the idea that the inconceivable, and inconceivability are a force in the world, in the universe
So, God farts too?
roughbarked said:
transition said:
esselte said:The chemical composition of a fart:
Nitrogen: 20-90%
Hydrogen: 0-50% (flammable)
Carbon dioxide: 10-30%
Oxygen: 0-10%
Methane: 0-10% (flammable)All these gasses are found in the Earth’s atmosphere. In order for farts to be visible, the properties of one or more of these gasses would need to change so that light is reflected. If light is reflected off of these gasses then light coming from the Sun to Earth would be partially or fully reflected back out to space before it could reach the surface.
So if farts were visible the world would be in perpetual darkness. Which would make it difficult to see anything. Even if we introduce artificial light or view the fart on some non-visible part of the EM spctrum the fart would look exactly like the surrounding air and so would be “invisible” any way.
Thus, any set of conditions which would render a fart visible would simultaneously render the fart invisible.
I call this Esselte’s Fartadox.
chuckle that’s quite good, I could have called this thread a brainfart made visible
though might add there are some nuances to the question of when is a fart a fart, or no longer a fart, some physics and metaphysics in that, dispersion and ownership issues you could say, and more, in fact there’s probably a substantial philosophy lesson just from this question alone
there’s also a philosophy lesson in the question of whether the proposition is conceivable, satisfactorily conceivable, the possibility it is inconceivable, and the further possibility that the physical reality of them being not visible, all that is got from that invisibility can’t really be conceived, and in fact much is prohibited from being conceived of the world
so i’d like to introduce the idea that the inconceivable, and inconceivability are a force in the world, in the universe
So, God farts too?
on a more practical level, for the physicalist, keeping with the worldly, you know for example that most of the world you inhabit is not conceivable, most of universe isn’t, so I put to you the idea that the inconceivable are a force, and further that inconceivability is a force
I mean the inconceivable of the world have great influence over you
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:chuckle that’s quite good, I could have called this thread a brainfart made visible
though might add there are some nuances to the question of when is a fart a fart, or no longer a fart, some physics and metaphysics in that, dispersion and ownership issues you could say, and more, in fact there’s probably a substantial philosophy lesson just from this question alone
there’s also a philosophy lesson in the question of whether the proposition is conceivable, satisfactorily conceivable, the possibility it is inconceivable, and the further possibility that the physical reality of them being not visible, all that is got from that invisibility can’t really be conceived, and in fact much is prohibited from being conceived of the world
so i’d like to introduce the idea that the inconceivable, and inconceivability are a force in the world, in the universe
So, God farts too?
on a more practical level, for the physicalist, keeping with the worldly, you know for example that most of the world you inhabit is not conceivable, most of universe isn’t, so I put to you the idea that the inconceivable are a force, and further that inconceivability is a force
I mean the inconceivable of the world have great influence over you
I find the concept irresistable. ;)
roughbarked said:
transition said:
esselte said:The chemical composition of a fart:
Nitrogen: 20-90%
Hydrogen: 0-50% (flammable)
Carbon dioxide: 10-30%
Oxygen: 0-10%
Methane: 0-10% (flammable)All these gasses are found in the Earth’s atmosphere. In order for farts to be visible, the properties of one or more of these gasses would need to change so that light is reflected. If light is reflected off of these gasses then light coming from the Sun to Earth would be partially or fully reflected back out to space before it could reach the surface.
So if farts were visible the world would be in perpetual darkness. Which would make it difficult to see anything. Even if we introduce artificial light or view the fart on some non-visible part of the EM spctrum the fart would look exactly like the surrounding air and so would be “invisible” any way.
Thus, any set of conditions which would render a fart visible would simultaneously render the fart invisible.
I call this Esselte’s Fartadox.
chuckle that’s quite good, I could have called this thread a brainfart made visible
though might add there are some nuances to the question of when is a fart a fart, or no longer a fart, some physics and metaphysics in that, dispersion and ownership issues you could say, and more, in fact there’s probably a substantial philosophy lesson just from this question alone
there’s also a philosophy lesson in the question of whether the proposition is conceivable, satisfactorily conceivable, the possibility it is inconceivable, and the further possibility that the physical reality of them being not visible, all that is got from that invisibility can’t really be conceived, and in fact much is prohibited from being conceived of the world
so i’d like to introduce the idea that the inconceivable, and inconceivability are a force in the world, in the universe
So, God farts too?
Where do you think thunder comes from?
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:chuckle that’s quite good, I could have called this thread a brainfart made visible
though might add there are some nuances to the question of when is a fart a fart, or no longer a fart, some physics and metaphysics in that, dispersion and ownership issues you could say, and more, in fact there’s probably a substantial philosophy lesson just from this question alone
there’s also a philosophy lesson in the question of whether the proposition is conceivable, satisfactorily conceivable, the possibility it is inconceivable, and the further possibility that the physical reality of them being not visible, all that is got from that invisibility can’t really be conceived, and in fact much is prohibited from being conceived of the world
so i’d like to introduce the idea that the inconceivable, and inconceivability are a force in the world, in the universe
So, God farts too?
Where do you think thunder comes from?
I thought Huey was shifting the furtniture in the attic?
transition said:
a serious Q, what would be different about life
We could see infra-red.
esselte said:
The chemical composition of a fart:
Nitrogen: 20-90%
Hydrogen: 0-50% (flammable)
Carbon dioxide: 10-30%
Oxygen: 0-10%
Methane: 0-10% (flammable)All these gasses are found in the Earth’s atmosphere. In order for farts to be visible, the properties of one or more of these gasses would need to change so that light is reflected. If light is reflected off of these gasses then light coming from the Sun to Earth would be partially or fully reflected back out to space before it could reach the surface.
So if farts were visible the world would be in perpetual darkness. Which would make it difficult to see anything. Even if we introduce artificial light or view the fart on some non-visible part of the EM spctrum the fart would look exactly like the surrounding air and so would be “invisible” any way.
Thus, any set of conditions which would render a fart visible would simultaneously render the fart invisible.
I call this Esselte’s Fartadox.
Yeah, yeah, yeah…
it’s all funny.. ‘til somebody lights a match