Smelling Farts Could Be Great For Your Health

Believe it or not, the terrible aroma of a fart, even your own, could actually be beneficial to your health.  Okay, before we all erupt into school bus giggles, check out the science behind this.

According to some research recently conducted at the University of Exeter in England, an occasional dose of flatulence might help prevent heart damage, strokes, diabetes, dementia and cancer.

Apparently one of the chemicals in flatulence is hydrogen sulfide, and that's what makes it smell bad.  Oilfield workers are familiar with the odor of hydrogen sulfide, or H2S.  It's the smell of rotten eggs and in large doses can be fatally dangerous.

But in smaller amounts, it helps preserve mitochondria, which are parts of your cells that help keep them alive and functioning properly.  If they fail, all sorts of things go wrong with your body.  But hydrogen sulfide prevents that from happening.

The researchers are currently testing a new compound called AP39, which they say will help your body deliver just the right amount of hydrogen sulfide to your cells, but it will be quite a while before you can buy it.

To us this will be the toughest marketing job ever.  Essentially, when the product becomes available, it will be a "Fart In A Can."  How will they ever convince people to make this purchase?  And better yet, what will they call it?  They certainly won't keep the name "AP39" will they?

Will it be "Buttsniff" or "Anal-agrance?"  Maybe, "Rectum-fier" or "Dookie-licious"?  How about "Bootie-Fog" or "Ode de’ Sphincter?" "Flat-U-Laid" or "Poop-a-Ree?"

Whatever they go with, rest assured when it hits the market, it'll be the center of every great practical joke for years.