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Anonymous05/12/26, 12:08No.16974783
so, if you farted while suspended out in space would the thrust move you? could spatial life forms like giant space whales use it as a propulsion system?
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Anon05/12/26, 14:30No.16974822
it would be extremely inefficient
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Anon05/12/26, 22:08No.16975155
Consider: A man with an initial mass of 70 kg produces a particularly extensive flatus with a total mass of 1 g at an anal exit velocity of 3 m/s. Following from the Tsiolkovsky equation, assuming a maximally directed propellant:
[math]\Delta v = v_e \ln \left(\frac{m_i}{m_f}\right)[/math]
This works out to a change of velocity of 4.3 μm/s per flatus.
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Anon05/13/26, 18:28No.16975623
He far
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Anon05/13/26, 20:28No.16975685
i guess so but it is probably not enough force to actually move you very fast lol.
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Anon05/14/26, 01:40No.16975758
Humans evolve to do exactly this in All Tomorrows